title: Hyaluronates: relation between molecular conformations.
abstract: The discovery that both potassium and sodium salts of hyaluronic acid can exist in a double-strand helical conformation that will convert to the already known single-strand helical structures illustrates the remarkable conformational versatility of this biopolymer. X-ray diffraction was used to monitor variations in molecular conformation as a function of several independent, controllable variables, such as relative humidity, temperature, and applied tension. A scheme is presented for the interrelation of a range of hyaluronate conformations.
mesh_terms: D006813:Humidity; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011188:Potassium; D012964:Sodium; D013696:Temperature; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium