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Persistent URL	http://purl.org/net/epubs/work/34088
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Record Id	34088
Title	Fragility characterization by neutron scattering for pure homologous disaccharides
Contributors	C Branca (Messina Univ), S Magazu (Messina Univ), G Maisano (Messina Univ), M T F Telling (ISIS)
Abstract	Trehalose is unique in nature as bioprotector in drying and freezing processes. To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the unusual bioprotective properties of trehalose relative to other homologous disaccharides, the low-frequency dynamics of pure trehalose and sucrose has been studied as a function of temperature by neutron spectroscopy. The study addressed to the comparison of the relaxational and vibrational properties of both disaccharides allowed us to characterize their different rigidity.
Organisation	CCLRC , ISIS , ISIS-OSIRIS
Keywords	Biology , QENS , Neutron scattering; Disaccharides; Fragility , ISIS 2005
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Language	English (EN)

Type	Details	URI(s)	Local file(s)	Year
Journal Article	J Mol Struct 748, no. 1-3 (2005): 3, 5-8.	doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2005.03.009		2005