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'''Porphyran''' is a [[Sulfation|sulfated]] [[carbohydrate]] dervied from [[red algae]] of the genus [[Porphyra]].<ref name="pmid14490986">{{cite journal | |
'''Porphyran''' is a [[Sulfation|sulfated]] [[carbohydrate]] dervied from [[red algae]] of the genus [[Porphyra]].<ref name="pmid14490986">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rees DA, Conway E |author-link=Dai Rees (scientist) |title=The structure and biosynthesis of porphyran: a comparison of some samples |journal=Biochem. J. |volume=84 |issue= |pages=411–6 |date=August 1962 |pmid=14490986 |pmc=1243684 |doi= |url=}}</ref> |
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==Composition== |
==Composition== |
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Porphyran is a sulfated carbohydrate dervied from red algae of the genus Porphyra.[1]
Composition
Porphyran is a complex sulfated carbohydrate. It is a highly substituted agarose with a linear backbone consisting of 3-linked beta-D-galactosyl units alternating with either 4-linked alpha-L-galactosyl 6-sulfate or 3,6-anhydro-alpha-L-galactosyl units. The composition includes 6-O-sulfated L-galactose, 6-O-methylated D-galactose, L-galactose, 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose, 6-O-methyl D-galactose and ester sulfate. Some of the ester is present as 1-4-linked L-galactose 6-sulfate.[1][2][3][4] The precise composition of porphyran shows seasonal and environmental variations.[1] In Porphyra haitanensis, the L-residues are mainly composed of alpha-L-galactosyl 6-sulfate units, and the 3,6-anhydro-galactosyl units are minor.[3] In Porphyra capensis, the ratio of alpha-L-galactose-6-sulfate and the 3,6-anhydrogalactose is 1.2:1.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Rees DA, Conway E (August 1962). "The structure and biosynthesis of porphyran: a comparison of some samples". Biochem. J. 84: 411–6. PMC 1243684. PMID 14490986.
- ^ Peat S, Turvey JR, Rees DA (August 1961). "Carbohydrates of the red alga, Porphyra umbilicalis". J. Chem. Soc.: 1590–5. doi:10.1039/jr9610001590.
- ^ a b Zhang Q, Li N, Liu X, Zhao Z, Li Z, Xu Z (January 2004). "The structure of a sulfated galactan from Porphyra haitanensis and its in vivo antioxidant activity". Carbohydr. Res. 339 (1): 105–11. doi:10.1016/j.carres.2003.09.015. PMID 14659676.
- ^ a b Zhang Q, Qi H, Zhao T, et al. (October 2005). "Chemical characteristics of a polysaccharide from Porphyra capensis (Rhodophyta)". Carbohydr. Res. 340 (15): 2447–50. doi:10.1016/j.carres.2005.08.009. PMID 16150429.