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BIOMACROMOLECULES
卷 11, 期 4, 页码 883-888出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/bm9012106
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- Leverhulme Trust [F/00125/S]
The gel-forming properties of mucus are closely related to its functioning; although there is limited information available relating to coral mucus gels. The present study investigates coral mucus glycoprotein using rheological methods. We demonstrate the presence of a high-molecular-weight polymeric glycoprotein similar to that found in vertebrates, capable of forming a gel. The milked mucus exuded mostly from the oral cavity of corals is not a gel; however, it does show a tendency to form a gel upon concentration. Such results indicate the potential for corals to produce two different kinds of mucus, each potentially capable of performing different functions.
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