Bibliography of crystal structures of polysaccharides 1975

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the crystal-structure data reported in 1975 on polysaccharides. The chapter also describes the significant features of the structure of polysaccharides. In context to notations, unless specified otherwise, the chain axis is along the c direction of the unit cell. The helical symmetry is denoted by n(±h), where n specifies the number of repeat units per turn, and h is the projected height, in nanometers, of the repeat unit onto the helix axis. A positive h denotes a right handed helix, and a negative h, a left-handed helix. A common name or descriptive title for the polysaccharide is described on the left, and the chemical formula on the right. In specific, the chapter presents the crystalline structures of amylose and other α-D-Glycans, cellulose and other β-D-Glycans, and glycosaminoglycans. © 1978 Academic Press, Inc.