Name: | Carrageenan |
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PubChem Compound ID: | 11966245 |
Description: | A water-soluble extractive mixture of sulfated polysaccharides from RED ALGAE. Chief sources are the Irish moss CHONDRUS CRISPUS (Carrageen), and Gigartina stellata. It is used as a stabilizer, for suspending COCOA in chocolate manufacture, and to clarify BEVERAGES. |
Molecular formula: | C24H34O31S4-4 |
Molecular weight: | 946.772 g/mol |
Synonyms: |
iota-carrageenan; CHEBI:37168; iota-carrageenans; (1->4)-3,6-anhydro-2-O-sulfonato-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->3)-4-O-sulfonato-beta-D-galactopyranan; 9062-07-1
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