A CALORIMETRIC STUDY OF COOPERATIVE PHASE-EQUILIBRIA IN MICROBIAL POLYSACCHARIDES

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CESARO, A [1 ]
CUMANI, J [1 ]
GECIOVA, R [1 ]
MICHELAZZO, F [1 ]
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[1] RES CTR POLYBIOS,TECHNOL BIOPOLYMERS LAB,AREA RIC,I-34012 TRIESTE,ITALY
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10.1016/0040-6031(93)80260-H
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Some calorimetric data of the order-disorder conformational transitions of natural polysaccharides from microorganisms are presented in the more general thermodynamic framework of the cooperative helix-coil transition of linear biopolymers. A new home-made data acquisition and processing procedure is presented and discussed. The phase transition is analysed for a neutral capsular polysaccharide from Rhizobium trifolii TA1 and for two ionic exopolysaccharides, xanthan from Xanthomonas campestris and succinoglycan from a strain of Rhizobia. Structural features, such as the linear charge density, are discussed as determining factors in the thermal stability of the helical ionic polysaccharides.
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