Carrageenan from Kappaphycus alvarezii (Rhodophyta, Solieriaceae): Metabolism, structure, production, and application

• Main Authors: Rennielyn Rupert, Kenneth Francis Rodrigues, Thien, Vun Yee, Yong, Wilson Thau Lym
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: QK1-989 Botany
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34000/1/Carrageenan%20from%20Kappaphycus%20alvarezii%20%28Rhodophyta%2C%20Solieriaceae%29%20Metabolism%2C%20structure%2C%20production%2C%20and%20application.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34000/2/Carrageenan%20from%20Kappaphycus%20alvarezii%20%28Rhodophyta%2C%20Solieriaceae%29_%20Metabolism%2C%20structure%2C%20production%2C%20and%20application%20_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34000/; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.859635/full; https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.859635

Carrageenan is a polysaccharide derived from red algae (seaweed) with enormous economic potential in a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, printing, and textiles. Carrageenan is primarily produced through aquaculture-based seaweed farming, with Eucheuma and Kappaphy...