Table 1.
Chemical composition of the ULVAN-01 and ULVAN-02 fractions.
| ULVAN-01 | ULVAN-02 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral sugars | % (w/wdry fraction) | 41 | 33 |
| Uronic acids | 34 | 31 | |
| Sulfates on the polysaccharide backbone (sulfate to uronic acid molar ratio) | 11 (0.65) | 20 (1.30) | |
| Proteins | 4 | <1 | |
| Polyphenols | 0 | 0 | |
| Lipids | 0 | 0 | |
| Ashes | 23 | nd (d) | |
| Monosaccharide composition (% molar ratio) | Glc/Gal | 12.2 | nd (d) |
| Xyl | 8.0 | nd (d) | |
| Rha | 42.6 | nd (d) | |
| GlcN | 6.9 | nd (d) | |
| GlcA/IdoA | 30.3 | nd (d) | |
| Mn (a) (kDa) | 31.3 | 39.0 | |
| Mw (b) (kDa) | 56.7 | 55.3 | |
| I (c) | 1.8 | 1.4 | |
(a) number-averaged molecular weight; (b) weight-averaged molecular weight; (c) polydispersity index; (d) not determined.