Falkenbergia rufolanosa Harvey

Pale purplish-red, quickly degenerating when removed from the water and becoming distinctly orange; fronds bushy, with a cylindrical axis to1 mm wide and 200 mm long. Both phases readily reproduce vegetatively. Photographs by M.D. Guiry

Pale purplish-red, quickly degenerating when removed from the water and becoming distinctly orange; fronds bushy, with a cylindrical axis to1 mm wide and 200 mm long. Both phases readily reproduce vegetatively. Photographs by M.D. Guiry

Chemical studies on Indian seaweeds III Partition of Sulphur and its Relation to the Carbohydrate Content

Abstract: 

Seaweeds in general derive their importance from their carbohydrate content. Part of the carbohydrate is in the form of cellulose which cannot be hydrolysed by ordinary means; and the rest in the form of polysaccharides either as agar or as algin, the latter being considered as a polymerised form of d-mannuronic acid. Kylin (1913) is of the opinion that simple reducing sugars constitute the first products of photosynthesis and that they occur in very small quantities.

Author(s): 
Pillai, V Krishna
Keywords: 
Chemical studies
Indian seaweeds
Partition of Sulphur
Carbohydrate Content
Link / Ref: 
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/6032/
Attachment: 
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Article Source: 
Pillai, V Krishna (1957) Chemical studies on Indian seaweeds III Partition of Sulphur and its Relation to the Carbohydrate Content. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Science, 45 (2). pp. 101-121.
Category: 
Basic Biology
Uses of Seaweeds: Chemicals
Uses of Seaweeds: Miscellaneous