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Carrageenans or
carrageenins (/ˌkærəˈɡiːnənz/ KARR-ə-GHEE-nənz; from
Irish carraigín 'little rock') are a
family of
natural linear sulfated polysaccharides...
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Chondrus crispus—commonly
called Irish moss or
carrageenan moss (Irish carraigín, "little rock")—is a
species of red
algae which grows abundantly along...
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providing food,
source material for
various chemical uses (such as
carrageenan),
cattle feeds and fertilizers. Due to
their importance in
marine ecologies...
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commercial sources of
carrageenans, a
family of gel-forming,
viscosifying polysaccharides.
Farming methods affect the
character of the
carrageenan that can be extracted...
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Eucheuma species are used in the
production of
carrageenan, an
ingredient for cosmetics, food processing, and
industrial manufacturing...
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cultivated for the
extraction of
polysaccharides such as alginate, agar and
carrageenan,
gelatinous substances collectively known as
hydrocolloids or phycocolloids...
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exhibit cell
walls composed of
glycoproteins and polysaccharides, such as
carrageenan and agar,
distinct from
those in land plants.
Bacterial cell
walls contain...
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polymer is
derived from the
molecular backbone of
carrageenan. The name "poligeenan" was
confirmed in 1988 by the
United States Adopted...
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Mastocarpus stellatus,
commonly known as
carrageenan moss or
false Irish moss, is a
species in the
Rhodophyceae division, a red
algae seaweed division...
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Kappaphycus spp.) from
where carrageenan is extracted. The
Philippines produces 80% of the world's
carrageenan supply.
Carrageenan gelatin substitute are traditionally...
