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Carrageenan of Eucheuma isiforme (Solieriaceae, Rhodophyta) from Nicaragua

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Nineteenth International Seaweed Symposium

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The yield and physicochemical properties of native and alkali treated carrageenan from Eucheuma isiforme harvested from the Nicaraguan coast were investigated. The native carrageenan yield was 57.2% of dry weight and decreased to 43.5% when the alga was alkali treated. Native carrageenan viscosities showed significant differences between native (144.6 ± 3.3 cPs) and treated carrageenan (113.9 ± 2.6 cPs) (p < 0.01). Alkali treatment reduced carrageenan sulphate content by 19.3% and increased 3,6 AG content by 13%. Alkali-treated carrageenan formed very weak gels in 1.5% solutions (<50 g cm−2). Chemical analysis and FTIR spectra revealed that Eucheuma isiforme from Nicaragua is a good source of relatively pure iota-carrageenan with sufficient quality to serve as a substitute for traditional iota-carrageenan sources.

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  1. Department of Marine Resources, Cinvestav, Km 6 Carretera Antigua a Progreso Cordemex, 97310, A.P. 73, Mérida, Yucatán, México

    Yolanda Freile-Pelegrín & Daniel Robledo

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  1. School of Biological Sciences Algal Biotechnology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia

    Michael A. Borowitzka

  2. Acadian Seaplants Ltd., 30 Brown Avenue, Dartmouth, NS, B3B 1X8, Canada

    Alan T. Critchley

  3. Martin Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

    Stefan Kraan

  4. Bezhin Rosco, 28 Rue de Perharidy, 29680, Roscoff, France

    Akira Peters

  5. Department of Biology, University of Bergen, 5020, Bergen, Norway

    Kjersti Sjøtun

  6. Department of Marine Bioscience, Tokyo University of Marine Science & Technology, 4 Konan, Tokyo, Minato-ku, 108-8477, Japan

    Masahiro Notoya

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Freile-Pelegrín, Y., Robledo, D. (2007). Carrageenan of Eucheuma isiforme (Solieriaceae, Rhodophyta) from Nicaragua. In: Borowitzka, M.A., Critchley, A.T., Kraan, S., Peters, A., Sjøtun, K., Notoya, M. (eds) Nineteenth International Seaweed Symposium. Developments in Applied Phycology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9619-8_12

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