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Structural Characterization of Mannan Cell Wall Polysaccharides in Plants Using PACE
Published on: October 16, 2017
Corrigendum to "Structural, mechanical and enzymatic study of pectin and cellulose during mango ripening" [Carbohydr.
S Cárdenas-Pérez1, J J Chanona-Pérez2, N Güemes-Vera3
1Chair of Geobotany and Landscape Planning, Faculty of Biology and Environment Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland; Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Wilfrido Massieu Esq, Cda, Miguel Stampa s/n, C.P. 07738 Mexico City, Mexico.
Carbohydrate Polymers
|August 11, 2018
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