Seasonal studies on alginate and its composition II: Turbinaria conoides (J.Ag.) Kütz. (Fucales, Phaeophyceae)

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-166

  Jothisaraswathi, Sundararaju ^a   Babu, Bakthavachalam ^a   Rengasamy, Ramasamy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Co polymer; G block; M block; MG block; Seasonal variation; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; BROWN ALGA; MONSOON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

FUCALES; PHAEOPHYCEAE; TURBINARIA CONOIDES;

EID: 33747457037     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-006-9089-8     Document Type: Article

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