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Kappa carrageenan from the red alga Kappaphycus striatus cultivated at Vanphong Bay, Vietnam: physicochemical properties and structure

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The red alga Kappaphycus striatus “sacol” brown strain is an economically important species and extensively cultivated at Vanphong Bay, Vietnam. To elucidate the carrageenan quality, the chemical profile of the alkali-modified carrageenan from this alga was investigated by FT-IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopies, and methods of analysis. The structural components of the polysaccharide mainly consisted of 3,6-anhydro-α-D-galactose and β-D-galactose-4-sulfate. FT-IR and 1H and 13C NMR spectra indicated that the polysaccharide was composed predominantly of kappa carrageenan with a small amount of iota carrageenan and 6-O-methylated carrageenan. The red alga K. striatus is good source of carrageenan for application in food or medicine.

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This research was supported by the Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under grant number 106-YS.06-2015.16.

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  1. Nhatrang Institute of Technology Research and Application, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 2, Hung Vuong Street, Nhatrang City, Khanhhoa Province, Vietnam

    Le Dinh Hung & Vo Thi Dieu Trang

  2. Graduate University of Sciences and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18, Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Le Dinh Hung & Hoang Thi Trang Nguyen

  3. Nha Trang University, 2, Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Nhatrang City, Khanhhoa Province, Vietnam

    Hoang Thi Trang Nguyen

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Hung, L.D., Nguyen, H.T.T. & Trang, V.T.D. Kappa carrageenan from the red alga Kappaphycus striatus cultivated at Vanphong Bay, Vietnam: physicochemical properties and structure. J Appl Phycol 33, 1819–1824 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-021-02415-1

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