Comparative study on the physicochemical properties of κ-carrageenan extracted from Kappaphycus alvarezii (doty) doty ex Silva in Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and commercial κ-carrageenans

• Main Authors: Chan, Sook Wah, Mirhosseini, Hamed, Taip, Farah Saleena, Ling, Tau Chuan, Tan, Chin Ping
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30437/1/Comparative%20study%20on%20the%20physicochemical%20properties%20of%20%CE%BA-carrageenan%20extracted%20from%20Kappaphycus%20alvarezii%20%28doty%29%20doty%20ex%20Silva%20in%20Tawau%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20and%20commercial%20%CE%BA-carrageenans.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30437/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0268005X12001634
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

κ-Carrageenan is a linear, sulphated polysaccharide that is widely used in the food industry as a gelling agent due to its lack of toxicity and biocompatibility. In this study, the physicochemical properties of κ-carrageenan (TA150) derived from Kappaphycus alvarezii (formerly Eucheuma cottonii) in...