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Figure 1.
FIG. 1. Block sites of alginate polymer and alginate lyase reactions. A, MM; B, GG; C, MG block sites. M and G represent -D-mannuronate and -L-guluronate. Vertical arrows indicate cleavage sites for alginate lyase reactions and horizontal arrows indicate those for reactions. D, reaction scheme for the TBA method.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the ASBMB: J Biol Chem (2004, 279, 31863-31872) copyright 2004.