Neutron studies of alpha-chitin
Polysaccharides having simple molecular structure such as cellulose, chitin, and amylose represent the major part of biomass and have great potential as renewable resources. Determining their detailed structures and hydrogen bonding arrangements is a key to understanding and improving their properties and utilization. X-rays provide the positions of O and C atoms, whereas neutrons in addition provide the positions of H atoms. We would like to collect neutron data from alpha-chitin on D19 from both hydrogen and specifically deuterated samples. From these data we expect to determine a complete atomic resolution structure including the hydrogen bonding network.
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NISHIYAMA Yoshiharu; FORSYTH Victor Trevor; ISOBE Noriyuki; LANGAN Paul; OGAWA Yu and WADA Masahisa. (2012). Neutron studies of alpha-chitin. Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) doi:10.5291/ILL-DATA.8-01-390
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