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dc.contributor.authorBhosle, N.B.
dc.contributor.authorSawant, S.S.
dc.contributor.authorGarg, A.
dc.contributor.authorWagh, A.B.
dc.contributor.authorEvans, L.V.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-20T08:26:03Z
dc.date.available2009-01-20T08:26:03Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.identifier.citationBiofouling, Vol.10; 301-307p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2106
dc.description.abstractAmphora coffeaeformis cells were grown in batch cultures under continuous illumination at 18 degrees C for 10 d. Algal cells were removed by centrifugation, lyophilized and used for the extraction of exopolysaccharides using either 0.05 M EDTA, 1 M NaOH or 1.5 M NaCl treatment removed most exopolysaccharides. Glucose (81%) was the most abundant monosaccharide in the exopolysaccharides. The chemical composition data suggest that the exopolymers were acidic sulphate polysaccharides containing high concentrations of pyruvate (22%) and uronic acids (18%). These polysaccharides may play an important role in metal complexation and protection from desiccation in A. coffeaeformis
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHerwood Academic
dc.rightsCopyright [1996]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectaquatic plants
dc.subjectchemical composition
dc.subjectpolysaccharides
dc.subjectmonosaccharides
dc.subjectglucose
dc.subjectfouling organisms
dc.subjectAmphora coffeaeformis
dc.titleChemical characterization of exopolysaccharides from the marine fouling diatom Amphore coffeaeformis
dc.typeJournal Article


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