Title |
Value |
Polysaccharide |
Carrageenan |
Source Name |
Rhodophyta |
Weight |
|
Main Glycosidic Bond(s) |
β-Galp-(1→4) |
α-Galp-(1→3) |
|
Main Chain |
Linear polymer of alternating β-(1→4)-linked D-galactose and α-(1→3)-linked 3,6-anhydro-D-galactose units |
Side Chain |
Sulfate groups and methylation can vary, leading to different types of carrageenan (kappa, iota, lambda) |
NMR Information |
unknown
|
Monosaccharide |
galactose |
Exist (No specific proportion could be found in the literature) |
|
Physiological Functions |
Prebiotic potential, may enhance beneficial gut microbiota
|
Intestinal Microbiota Regulation |
unknown
|
Related Diseases (based on ICD-11) |
|
Correlation map |
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DOI |
10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.02.168 |
Data Source Statement:
The data included in the DoLPHiN database is sourced exclusively from peer-reviewed original publications and presented after normalization.