Table 2.
Composition of monosaccharides, uronic acids, and amino-monosaccharide in enzymatic extracts of the seaweeds, S. muticum and O. pinnatifida.
|
S. muticum_Alcalase (mg/glyophyzed extract) |
O. pinnatifida_Viscozyme (mg/glyophyzed extract) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Monosaccharides | Glucose | <LOD | <LOD |
| Galactose | 19.1 ± 0.3 | 25.3 ± 0.2 | |
| Mannose | 7.8 ± 0.2 | 11.4 ± 0.2 | |
| Arabinose | 0.10 ± 0.01 | 0.16 ± 0.01 | |
| Xylose | 3.23 ± 0.02 | 4.8 ± 0.1 | |
| Rhamnose | 0.27 ± 0.01 | 0.52 ± 0.01 | |
| Fucose | 4.3 ± 0.1 | 5.60 ± 0.09 | |
| Uronic acids | Glucuronic acid | 17.4 ± 0.3 | 27.3 ± 0.2 |
| Galacturonic acid | 1.07 ± 0.01 | 1.50 ± 0.02 | |
| Amino-mon. | Glucosamine | 7.9 ± 0.1 | 12.7 ± 0.4 |