Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 34, Issue 1-2, Pages 73-79Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2004.03.004
Keywords
guluronate; mannuronate; cations; manganese; gelation; complex
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Algal and bacterial alginates have been studied by means of C-13 NMR spectroscopy in presence of paramagnetic manganese ions in order to reveal the nature of their interaction with bivalent cations. It is found that the mannuronate blocks bind manganese cations externally near their carboxylate groups, while guluronate blocks show the capability to integrate Mn2+ into pocket-like structures formed by adjacent guluronate residues. In alternating mannuronate-guluronate blocks, manganese ions preferentially locate in a concave structure formed by guluronate-mannuronate pairs. Partial acetylation of the alginate generally reduces its capability to interact with bivalent cations, however, the selectivity of the binding geometry is conserved. The results may serve as a hint for the better understanding of the alginate gelation in presence of calcium ions. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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