Agar, as a seaweed polysaccharide mainly extracted from Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis, has
been commercially applied in multiple fields. To investigate factors indicating the agar …

The supply of agar as an important gelling and thickening agent in various industrial
applications depends heavily on harvesting of natural seaweed resources and seaweed …

The economically important seaweed Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis (Gp. lemaneiformis) is
the main resource for agar production and abalone bait. Few studies have focused on the …

The biology and agar composition and properties of Gracilaria multipartita, a common
species along the coasts of Morocco, have been studied on samples collected monthly for …

We report cloning and characterization of the galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
(galt) gene from the multi-cellular agar-producing marine red alga Gracilariopsis (Gp.) …

Yield, physical and chemical properties of agar from three agarophytes species (Gracilaria
gracilis, G. dura and G. bursa-pastoris) were determined. The agar yield from the three …

Red algae Gracilaria is one of the most cultivated seaweeds and a major source of agar in
the world. Gracilaria demonstrates easy propagation, high growth rates, and tolerance to a …

Agar, a gelatinous polysaccharide in the cell wall of many red algal species, is widely used
as a gelling, thickening and stabilizing agent. The commercial value of seaweed is judged …

Gracilaria dura is the species of choice for commercial aquaculture and quality agarose
production. The previous studies have confirmed that the differences in functional traits as …

Native agars were extracted from a number of wild and cultured samples of Gracilaria spp.,
äs well äs two samples of Pterocladia pinnata, and analyzed for gel strength, gelling and …