The Characteristics and Use of Carrageenans (1736 words, 3 pages)
ABSTRACTIndustrially important sulphated galactans, known as carrageenans are extracted from a number of red seaweeds. Theses polysaccharides have a linear structure of alternating 3-linked--D-galactopyranose (G-units) and 4-linked--D-galactopyranose units (D-units). For food industrial application purposes, carrageenan is classified into three types as kappa (-), iota (-) and lambda (-) carrageenan according ...
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