Phycocolloid ecology of underutilized economic red algae

Authors

Arthur C. Mathieson, University of New Hampshire, DurhamFollow
C. Emerich Penniman, University of New Hampshire, Durham
Eleanor Tveter-Gallagher, University of New Hampshire, Durham

Abstract

Carrageenan and agar are structural cell wall components of several red algae. Both are sulfated polysaccharides, which can form gels in milk or water-based solutions. Of the two, carrageenan has a greater ash content and requires somewhat higher concentrations to gel; it is used widely in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries (Levring et al. 1969). Agar is employed principally as a bacteriological culture medium in hospitals and laboratories, but also has a wide variety of other applications (Chapman 1970).

Publication Date

1984

Journal Title

Developments in Hydrobiology

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6560-7_111

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Mathieson, A.C., C. Emerich Penniman and E. Tveter-Gallagher. 1984. Phycocolloid ecology of underutilized economic red algae. Hydrobiologia 116/117:542-546. (Contribution No. 1242 in the Agricultural Experiment Station Series)