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The study of the conditions of compatibility for the polysaccharides from Furcellaria Lamour. and Phyllophora Grev. (Rhodophyta)
ABSTRACT
The conditions of compatibility for the polysaccharides from Baltic algae Furcellaria lumbricalis (Huds.) Lamour. and Phyllophora truncata (Pall.) Newroth et Taylor. (Rhodophyta) were investigated. The resemblance of optical properties of the solutions of furcellaran and Phyllophora Grev. polysaccharides are shown. High values of spin-spin relaxation are characteristic for polysaccharide chains of furcellaran and Phyllophora polysaccharides, giving evidence of the lack of crystalline domains in the systems of these biopolymers. The polysaccharides of Furcellaria Lamour. and Phyllophora are able to form homogeneous and stable compositions with high gelling capacity. They may be used as structure-forming substances, agar and carrageenan analogues, and the mixture of Furcellaria and Phyllophora is a suitable raw material for their production.
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