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Figure 21.1
Molecular basis of carbohydrate -
carbohydrate interactions. (a) Schematic draw-
ing of the different stabilizing forces between
two carbohydrate chains (adapted from [2]),
showing hydrogen bridges (arrows with dashed
lines), hydrophobic surfaces (shaded area) and
divalent cation interaction sites (Ca
2+
between
arrows). (b) The zipper adhesion model for car-
bohydrate - carbohydrate interactions (proposed
by [3] ) .
