Solvent effects on the cooperative order
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Takayuki Hirao; Takahiro Sato; Akio Teramoto; Takasuke Matsuo; Hiroshi Suga
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Article
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1990
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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English
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A triple-helical polysaccharide schizophyllan in aqueous solution exhibited a highly cooperative transition between ordered and disordered states associated with the conformation of its side chains and nearby water molecules. The transition was followed by optical rotation and calorimetry using wate