The interest in functional food, both freshwater and marine algal products with their possible
promotional health effects, increases also in regions where algae are considered as rather …

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 …

Comprehensive in scope, Food Polysaccharides and Their Applications, Second Edition
explains the production aspects and the chemical and physical properties of the main …

Red algae (Rhodophyta) are known as the source of unique sulfated galactans, such as
agar, agarose, and carrageenans. The wide practical uses of these polysaccharides are …

The effect of season on yield and physical properties of agars extracted from Gracia gracilis
and G. bursa-pastoris were determined. The agar yield from G. gracilis was maximum during …

The yield and physical and chemical properties of agars from Gracilaria dura (C. Agardh) J.
Agardh, harvested in Thau lagoon (Mediterranean sea, France), were investigated. The agar …

Microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) of agar from Gracilaria vermiculophylla, produced in
an integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) system, from Ria de Aveiro (northwestern …

The word ''agar''refers to members of a class of galactan polysaccharides that occur as
intercellular matrix material in numerous species of red seaweeds (marine algae of the class …

The status of the cell-wall polysaccharide of the red seaweed, Gracilaria eucheumatoides
upon postharvest storage was assessed in this study. The yield, chemical composition …

Agar obtained from the red alga Hydropuntia cornea was blended with polyvinyl alcohol
(PVOH) in order to produce biodegradable films. In this study, we compare the properties of …