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Order-disorder conformational transitions of carbohydrate polymers

The calorimetry contribution to understand polysaccharide solution properties

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Cesàro, A., Sussich, F., Navarini, L. (2004). Order-disorder conformational transitions of carbohydrate polymers. In: Lörinczy, D. (eds) The Nature of Biological Systems as Revealed by Thermal Methods. Hot Topics in Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2219-0_1

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