polymannuronic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

poly- +‎ mannuronic

Adjective[edit]

polymannuronic (not comparable)

  1. Composed of a polymer of mannuronic acid
    • 2015 October 24, “Energy Landscape of Alginate-Epimerase Interactions Assessed by Optical Tweezers and Atomic Force Microscopy”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      While AlgE4 can produce polyalternating structures from polymannuronic alginates, AlgE6 can epimerize both polymannuronic and polyalternating structures to form polyguluronic alginates.