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An alkali soluble polymer was prepared from the metal tolerant alga Klebshormidium fluitans which had a recombining capacity of 0.41 mg Cu++/mg carbohydrate. Chemical preparation and properties, ion exchange behaviour, infra-red spectroscopy and acid hydrolysis indicate a polysaccharide containing uronic acid residues.
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Strong, J.R.P., Madgwick, J.C. & Ralph, B.J. Metal binding polysaccharide from the alga, Klebshormidium fluitans. Biotechnol Lett 4, 239–242 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00132393
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