Postharvest culture in the dark: An eco-friendly alternative to alkali treatment for enhancing the gel quality of κ/ι-hybrid carrageenan from Chondrus crispus (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta)

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2633-2638

  Villanueva, R D ^a,b   Hilliou, L ^a,c   Sousa Pinto, I ^b,d  

^a Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chondrus crispus; Dark treatment; Extraction; Gel strength; Hybrid carrageenan

Indexed keywords

CHONDRUS CRISPUS; DARK TREATMENT; EXTRACTION; GEL STRENGTH; HYBRID CARRAGEENAN;

COAGULATION; COLLOIDS; GELS; HARVESTING; SEAWEED;

GELATION;

ALKALI; CARRAGEENAN; GALACTOSE; SULFATE;

DARK; EXTRACTION METHOD; GAMETOPHYTE; GEL; HARVESTING; RED ALGA; SEAWEED; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHONDRUS; CHONDRUS CRISPUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DARKNESS; ENZYME MODIFICATION; FEMALE GAMETOPHYTE; GEL; GELATION; NONHUMAN; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT;

CARRAGEENAN; CHONDRUS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DARKNESS; GALACTOSE; SULFATES;

CHONDRUS CRISPUS; GIGARTINALES; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 59649116345     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.11.053     Document Type: Article

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