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Force-induced structural changes in non-sulfated carrageenan based oligosaccharides - a theoretical study
A Brzyska1, W Płaziński, K Woliński
1Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Krakow, Poland. ksiazek@vsop408.umcs.lublin.pl.
Abstract:
In this work we use the Enforced Geometry Optimization (EGO) approach to simulate force-induced structural changes in the monomer, and di- up to pentameric oligomers of neutral and non-sulfated carrageenan based oligosaccharides. Our results indicate that the monosaccharide unit sequence in the oligomeric structure determines: (i) the type(s) of the enforced conformational transition(s), and (ii) the mechanical resistance to external forces. It is a direct consequence of the different glycosidic bonding types in the examined carregeenan based oligosaccharides.
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