Research Article

The Effect of Extraction Conditions on Chemical and Thermal Characteristics of Kappa-Carrageenan Extracted from Hypnea bryoides

Table 2

Peaks assigned to different carrageenan types.

Wavenumber (cm−1)AssignmentFound in CarrageenansExtracted Carrageenan from H. bryoides

1210-1260Sulfate ester (O-SO−3) (S)k, i, λ, μ, v, θ, ξPresent
928-933, 1070 (shoulder)3,6-anhydro-D-galactose (DA)k, βPresent
840-850D-galactose-4-sulfate (G4S)k, i, μ, vPresent
830D-galactose-2-sulfate (G2S)λ, θ, ξNot found
820, 825 (shoulder)D-galactose-2,6-disulfate (D2S,6S)λ, vNot found
810-820, 867 (shoulder)D-galactose-6-sulfate (D6S)μNot found
800-805, 905 (shoulder)3,6-anhydro-D-galactose-2-sulfate (DA2S)i, θNot found

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