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Extensive studies have been carried out on carrageenans, especially of the red alga Chondrus crispus Stackhouse (commonly known as Irish moss), because of their increased industrial interest. Most of these studies dealt with architectural organization, localization and structure (for reviews: Yaphe, 1973; Bodeau-Bellion, 1983). In 1973, McCandless et al. showed the importance of the life cycle on biochemical structures of carrageenans in Chondrus crispus (gametophytes producing K-family carrageenans and tetrasporophytes λ-family ones), and considering the sexual stage of plants sampled, McCandless & Craigie (1974) and Mathieson & Tveter (1975) reassessed the significance of seasonal factors involved in carrageenan production.
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Chopin, T., Bodeau-Bellion, C., Floc’h, JY., Guittet, E., Lallemand, JY. (1987). Seasonal study of carrageenan structures from female gametophytes of Chondrus crispus Stackhouse (Rhodophyta). In: Ragan, M.A., Bird, C.J. (eds) Twelfth International Seaweed Symposium. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 41. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4057-4_79
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