title: [Isolation and characterization of holocellulose from Alfalfa].
abstract: Holocellulose isolated from the aerial parts of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) contains a polysaccharide complex of cellulose and hemicelluloses, the major structural components of cell walls. Holocellulose is highly hydrophilic and has a dense biopolymer packing. The carboxylic groups of hemicelluloses and cellulose determines the ability of holocellulose to adsorb polyvalent metal cations.
authors.affiliation: State Academy of the Food Industry, Odessa, 270069 Ukraine.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dudkin
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Danilova
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Shchelkunov
mesh_terms: D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008433:Mathematics; D000455:Medicago sativa / Q000737:chemistry*; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D008670:Metals; D011134:Polysaccharides; C007916:hemicellulose; D002482:Cellulose