Institution: | Department of Macromolecular Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 U. S. A. H. H. Wills Laboratory of Physics, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 ITL U.K. |
Abstract: | Polarized infrared spectra have been recorded for oriented, crystalline specimens of hyaluronates, chondroitin 4-sulfate and 6-sulfate, dermatan sulfate, and a cartilage proteoglycan, having different known chain conformations as determined by X-ray diffraction. The dichroism data for the vibrational modes of the amide and carboxyl groups have been interpreted with respect to the particular molecular structures. |