Glass transition temperature (T_g) obtained via the DSC analysis and weight loss (Δw) obtained via the TGA analysis of S. marginatus polysaccharides^a.

	T g (°C)	Δw (%) 1st transformation region	Δw (%) 2nd transformation region	T max (°C)	Residue (%)
SM-CP	57.9	6.741	66.9	307.1	19.91
SM-DP	53.5	11.06	63.67	288.1	21.49

^a T _max = Temperature of maximum degradation for the second transformation. SM-CP and SM-DP represent S. marginatus crude polysaccharide and deproteinized polysaccharide, respectively.