κ-卡拉胶热可逆凝胶化行为研究

用固体小角激光散射方法研究κ 卡拉胶 (KC)的热可逆凝胶化行为 .以散色斑点的突停点温度为体系的凝胶化点Tgel,考察了溶液中加入Na+ ,K+ ,NH+4,Ca2 + ,Cu2 + ,Zn2 + 等抗衡离子对Tgel的影响 .结果是随抗衡离子浓度增大Tgel上升 ;Tgel与Na+ 的浓度呈线性关系 ,与K+ ,NH+4,Ca2 + ,Cu2 + ,Zn2 + 等离子浓度的平方根成线性关系 ;另外 ,还得到 30℃时KC在KCl盐溶液中的溶胶 凝胶相图 ,并对比了KC在NaCl溶液中透析前后Tgel的变化 .     

Radiation synthesis of superabsorbent poly(acrylic acid)–carrageenan hydrogels

A series of superabsorbent hydrogels were prepared from carrageenan and partially neutralized acrylic acid by gamma irradiation at room temperature. The gel fraction, swelling kinetics and the equilibrium degree of swelling (EDS) of the hydrogels were studied. It was found that the incorporation of even 1% carrageenan (sodium salt) increases the EDS of the hydrogels from 320 to 800 g/g. Thermal analysis were carried out to determine the amount of free water and bound water in the hydrogels. Under optimum conditions, poly(acrylic acid)–carrageenan hydrogels with high gel fraction (80%) and very high EDS (800 g/g) were prepared gamma radiolytically from aqueous solution containing 15% partially neutralized acrylic acid and 1–5% carrageenan. The hydrogels were also found to be sensitive to the pH and the ionic strength of the medium.     

Anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant activities of Mallotus oppositifolius (Geisel) methanol leaf extracts

The methanol leaf extract of Mallotus oppositifolius was evaluated for anti-inflammatory activity in rats and mice using acute and chronic anti-inflammatory models with acetylsalicylate acid (aspirin) as the reference drug. The antioxidant activity was done in vitro using ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and 1,1-diphenyl-2-hydrazyl (DPPH) spectrophotometric assays. The extract dose dependently and significantly reduced paw edema volume in rats induced by carrageenan (p < 0.01), decreased croton oil-induced ear inflammation (p < 0.05), inhibited cotton pellet-induced granuloma in mice and reduced the rat paw thickness in formalin-induced arthritis.     

Carrageenan for encapsulation and immobilization of flavor,fragrance, probiotics,and enzymes: A review

Carrageenans are sulfated polysaccharides obtained from sea weed. There are six types of carrageenans. They have been explored as gelling agents, control release vehicles, and encapsulating agents. It has been established that carrageenans, in the form of gels, beads and films, can efficiently encapsulate flavors, fragrances, probiotics, and enzymes. Flavors and fragrances are encapsulated to reduce their volatility. Probiotic encapsulation results in enhanced stability. Immobilization of enzymes in carrageenans improves their biocatalytic performance and stability. This review has summarized how carrageenans have been extensively investigated as potential encapsulating agents for the above-mentioned attributes.     

Carrageenan as an elicitor of induced secondary metabolites and its effects on various growth characters of chickpea and maize plants

The effects of polysaccharide elicitor k-carrageenan obtained from Hypnea musciformis, red algae on the production of Induced Secondary Metabolites, ISMs (the disease resistance compounds) and on various growth characters of chickpea and maize plants were studied. Experiments were conducted in the field of PCSIR Laboratories Complex Karachi during December 2008–April 2009 in randomized complete block design with three replications. Three elicitor treatments were used, a solid preparation in which the elicitor was mixed with soil (T₂ 1 mg/g) and applied around the seeds in the soil. The two other preparations were liquid, T₁ and T₃ at a concentration of 100 μg glc eq ml⁻¹ and were applied around the sowing seeds and as a foliar spray on the plants, respectively. Statistical analysis of the data revealed that these treatments significantly enhanced all the growth characters of chickpea except T₂ that gave the nonsignificant difference in the plant height. Maximum plant height (80.3 cm), number of pods plant⁻¹ (76.2), number of branches plant⁻¹ (25.0), number of leaves plant⁻¹ (125.6), earlier flowering and high ISMs contents in leaves, stem and grains of chickpea were recorded in T₁ treated chickpea plants. In maize plants only T₁ and T₃ treatments (with minor exceptions) had significant effects on few characters like plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves plant⁻¹ and on ISMs contents in leaves while number of cobs plant⁻¹ and flowering time were nonsignificantly affected by these treatments. These results suggested that k-carrageenan elicitor can be used as a potent plant protectant as well as growth promoting agent especially for chickpea plants.     

卡拉胶纤维的阻燃性能

以钡盐为凝固浴, 经湿法纺丝技术获得卡拉胶纤维(CAF). 通过极限氧指数(LOI)、 锥型量热(Cone)、 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、 元素分析(EDS)、 X射线衍射(XRD)、 热重红外(TG-FTIR)同步差示扫描量热(DSC)法、 热裂解(Py)和气相色谱-质谱法(GC-MS)对CAF进行表征. 结果表明, CAF极限氧指数高达50以上, 锥型量热过程中, CAF一直保持红热状态, 没有产生火苗, 其热释放速率及总释放热等参数均较低, 与海藻酸钙纤维(ALF)和琼胶纤维(AGF)相比, CAF具有较好的阻燃性. 可能机理为卡拉胶分子的硫酸酯基和渗入纤维内部的钡离子发生络合作用, 并促进交联成炭和改变纤维裂解过程. 裂解过程中产生的磺酰自由基与燃烧产生的氢氧自由基迅速结合, 终止燃烧反应. 同时, CAF在燃烧过程中产生大量残炭, 并形成致密的钡盐结构层和中空的纤维结构, 成为CAF阻燃的另一重要因素.     

Study on the Dynamics of Blending of Glucomannan with Carrageenan and Guaran Gum

In order to prove up the interaction between konjac glucomannan (KGM) and other amyloses, by using KGM, guaran gum and carrageenan as materials, their blending in different external conditions was modeled by means of molecular dynamics (MD) method. The result showed that 323 K was a significant turning point for the formation of hydrogen bond, and KGM and guaran gum were just juxtaposed together via intermolecular hydrogen bond; but with the addition of carrageenan, KGM, guaran gum and carrageenan were spirally twisted together, and when their blending proportion is 3:2:9 the combination was the most compact. Moreover, the research result has provided the sequent studies afterwards on amyloses with some references.     

Rheological behavior of thermoreversible kappa-carrageenan/nanosilica gels

The rheological behavior of silica/kappa-carrageenan nanocomposites has been investigated as a function of silica particle size and load. The addition of silica nanoparticles was observed to invariably impair the gelation process, as viewed by the reduction of gel strength and decrease of gelation and melting temperatures. This weakening effect is seen, for the lowest particle size, to become slightly more marked as silica concentration (or load) is increased and at the lowest load as particle size is increased. These results suggest that, under these conditions, the particles act as physical barriers to polysaccharide chain aggregation and, hence, gelation. However, for larger particle sizes and higher loads, gel strength does not weaken with size or concentration but, rather, becomes relatively stronger for intermediate particles sizes, or remains unchanged for the largest particles, as a function of load. This indicates that larger particles in higher number do not seem to increasingly disrupt the gel, as expected, but rather promote the formation of stable gel network of intermediate strength. The possibility of this being caused by the larger negative surface charge found for the larger particles is discussed. This may impede further approximation of neighboring particles thus leaving enough inter-particle space for gel formation, taking advantage of a high local polysaccharide concentration due to the higher total space occupied by large particles at higher loads.     

海洋生物质纤维材料的开发与研究

海洋生物质多糖拥有来源丰富可再生、可生物降解、快速的凝胶性能和良好的生物相容性等优异性能,被广泛应用作药物缓释、组织工程支架、医用敷料等领域,但国内外对于其在功能纤维的制备和应用等方面的研究尚处于初级阶段。结合本课题组已经取得的海洋生物质纤维制备的成果,本文对具有代表性的海洋生物质纤维材料——海藻酸盐纤维和卡拉胶纤维的...     

橙汁中卡拉胶的荧光光谱检测

应用多功能荧光光谱仪测得三种市售100%橙汁和鲜榨橙汁的三维荧光光谱并提取其特征参数,比较发现其三维荧光光谱及特征参数存在较为明显的差异,特别是在683 nm处。推断可能是三种市售100%橙汁中加入了食品添加剂的原因。在鲜榨橙汁中加入卡拉胶,检测得卡拉胶及加入卡拉胶的鲜榨橙汁的三维荧光光谱,发现卡拉胶为荧光物质。将加入卡拉胶的鲜榨橙汁的三维荧光光谱与三种市售100%橙汁的三维荧光光谱相比较,发现它们基本一致,并且其特征参数也基本一致,由此可推断三种市售100%橙汁均含有卡拉胶。本实验可为卡拉胶在橙汁中的定量检测提供一定帮助。