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Biopolymers from the Mauritian Marine Environment
Authors:D Jhurry  A Bhaw-Luximon  T Mardamootoo  A Ramanjooloo
Institution:Department of Chemistry, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius. Tel: (230) 4541041, Fax: (230) 4656928
Abstract:To the best of our knowledge, the extraction of biopolymers from algae and seaweeds still remains untapped. Prior studies in this area have been limited to a taxonomic survey of algae and seaweeds found around our coastal regions. In this paper, we report on the extraction of biopolymers from Hypnea, Eucheuma and Gracilaria species collected around the coastal regions of Mauritius. Various extraction conditions were used and their effects on yield and structure of the corresponding biopolymers were investigated. The extracted polysaccharides were characterized by a combination of IR, NMR, SEC, viscometry and elemental analyses. These revealed that polysaccharide extracted from Gracilaria is a highly methylated agar and Hypnea/Eucheuma contain κ-carrageenan.
Keywords:agar  agarose  algae  biopolymers  carrageenans  seaweeds
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