Galactans: An overview of their most important sourcing and applications as natural polysaccharides

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1075-1092

  Delattre, Cedric ^a   Fenoradosoa, Taratra Andrée ^b,c   Michaud, Philippe ^b  

^a Greentech naturally   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c University of Antsiranana   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Galactan; Oligosaccharides; Polysaccharide; Seaweed

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84859354883     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 16784324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132011000600002     Document Type: Article

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