Chemical preliminary study of the polisácaridos del alga gracilariopsis hommersandii (rhodophyta)
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Marine algae, polysaccharides, gracilariopsis hommersandii, rhodophytaAbstract
Marine organisms are an important source of substance of great interest, with marine algae producing large amounts of polysaccharides of different types. Algae are considered a useful renewable resource, given that, among other components, sulphated polysaccharides possess biological activity such as antiviral, antitumor, anticoagulant activity, among many others, in addition to having multiple industrial applications. This research aims to present the results of the preliminary chemical analysis of the water soluble polysaccharides present in the cell wall of the seaweed Gracilariopsis hommersandii (Gracilariales) Rhodophyta.
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