TABLE 5.
C. tetrapyrenoidosa | C. obovata | ||
---|---|---|---|
Carbohydrate composition (%) | % Total polysaccharide | ||
Fraction 1 | Fraction 2 | ||
Rhamnose | 9.0 | 0.8 | 15.3 |
Fucose | 24.3 | 8.6 | 41.6 |
Xylose | 4.7 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
Mannose | 15.4 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
Galactose | 13.7 | 36.0 | 4.4 |
Glucose | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
Glucuronic acid | 4.1 | 47.0 | 4.3 |
N-acetyl galactosamine | 8.6 | 0.27 | 26.9 |
(adapted from Giroldo et al., 2005; Giroldo & Vieira, 2002).