Carrageenan desulfation and depolymerization by the marine isolate Pseudoalteromonas sp. PS47

Carrageenans are sulfated polysaccharides found in the cell walls of red algae with 20 – 30 % of the dry weight coming from sulfate esters. The understanding of how heterotrophic bacteria desulfate and depolymerize carrageenan has become a rather arduous endeavor as there are 15 different classes of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hettle, John Andrew
Other Authors: Boraston, Alisdair Bennett
Format: Others
Language:English
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Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/10458