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Capsulan

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are common in plant and algal polysaccharide but there is disagreement in the literature concerning capsulan's sugar acid content. Kurano claims that capsulan contains none, while Myklestad maintains that both galacturonic and glucuronic acids are present.
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Phytoplankton extracellular production and leakage with considerations on the polysaccharide accumulation
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using the French press method to burst the cells. Alternatively the cells may be boiled.
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Fixation and Utilization of Carbon Dioxide by Microalgal Photosynthesis
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Index

exopolysaccharide
capsule
unicellular
alga
Prasinococcus capsulatus
carbohydrate
protein
sulfur
galactose
glucose
xylose
arabinose
mannose
Sugar acids




Category
Polysaccharides

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