The structure of sodium thymonucleate fibres. I. The influence of water content

Abstract

A qualitative survey has been made of the types of X-ray diagram given by highly orientated specimens of sodium thymonucleate at different humidities. From the nature of the structural changes that occur when the humidity is varied, certain general conclusions have been drawn concerning both the way in which the sodium thymonucleate molecules are bound to one another and the part played by water in the structure.