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Modeling the biodegradation of multicomponent organic matter in an aquatic environment: 2. Analysis of the structural organization of lignin

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A vast body of literature data is used to analyze the modern concepts of the structural organization of lignin; consider the statistics of relationships and functional groups; identify the dominating relationships and groups; assess the masses and sizes of macromolecules and specific features of molecular-mass distribution; describe the characteristics of the fractal structure of macromolecules. The results are used to formulate the major structural regularities which are of importance for the development of lignin degradation model in the aquatic environment.

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Dolgonosov, B.M., Gubernatorova, T.N. Modeling the biodegradation of multicomponent organic matter in an aquatic environment: 2. Analysis of the structural organization of lignin. Water Resour 37, 320–331 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807810030073

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