Characterisation of furcellaran samples from Estonian Furcellaria lumbricalis (Rhodophyta)

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 461-464

  Laos, Katrin ^a,b   Ring, Stephen G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Furcellaran; Gelation; Monosaccharide composition; Structure

Indexed keywords

RED ALGA;

FURCELLARIA LUMBRICALIS; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 26944470406     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-005-1635-2     Document Type: Article

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