The Physical and Chemical Characteristics of a Phycocolloid from the Red Alga Sarcodia Montagneana j. Agardh of Tanzania
| dc.creator | Semesi, A. K. | |
| dc.creator | Banyikwa, Feetham F. | |
| dc.date | 2016-09-21T16:37:21Z | |
| dc.date | 2016-09-21T16:37:21Z | |
| dc.date | 1987 | |
| dc.description | Full text can be accessed at http://eurekamag.com/research/006/735/006735016.php | |
| dc.description | A phycocolloid from Sarcodia montagneana has been evaluated by chemical and physical analyses. The study has revealed that the phycocolloid has a yield of 39.6 per cent (percentage dry weight of alga), an IR spectrum similar to that reported for .lambda.-type carrageenan, an SO4-2 content of 22.5 per cent, a 3, 6-anhydrogalactose content of 5.1 per cent, a galactose content of 51.5 per cent (percentage dry weight of phycocolloid) and a negative optical rotation. The polysaccharide does not form a gel and cannot be modified by alkaline borohydride. It may be used in the food industry as an emulsifying agent. | |
| dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4075 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.title | The Physical and Chemical Characteristics of a Phycocolloid from the Red Alga Sarcodia Montagneana j. Agardh of Tanzania | |
| dc.type | Journal Article |