Expression of Genes Related to Carrageenan Synthesis during Carposporogenesis of the Red Seaweed <i>Grateloupia imbricata</i>

Carrageenan, the foremost constituent of extracellular matrix of some rhodophyta, is a galactan backbone with a different number of sulphate groups attached. Variations of degree of sulphation are associated with different types of carrageenans, which vary according to seaweed life cycles, and have...

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Main Authors: Pilar Garcia-Jimenez, Sara R. Mantesa, Rafael R. Robaina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/18/9/432