Influence of alkali treatment on agar from Gracilariopsis longissima and Gracilaria vermiculophylla from the Gulf of California, Mexico;Influencia del tratamiento alcalino en el agar de Gracilariopsis longissima y Gracilaria vermiculophylla del Golfo de California, México

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 503-511

  Orduña Rojas, Jorduna ^a   Suarez Castro R ^a   Lopez Alvarez E S ^a   Riosmena Rodriguez R ^b   Pacheco Ruiz, I ^c   Zertuche Gonzalez J A ^c   Meling Lopez A E ^d  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agar; Alkali treatment; Gracilaria; Gracilariopsis; Gulf of California

Indexed keywords

AGAR; EXTRACTION METHOD; SEAWEED; SULFATE;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA VERMICULOPHYLLA; GRACILARIOPSIS; GRACILARIOPSIS LONGISSIMA;

EID: 60849105667     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v34i4.1383     Document Type: Article

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