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Carrageenan: A Natural Seaweed Polysaccharide and Its Applications

Carrageenan: A Natural Seaweed Polysaccharide and Its Applications

Vipul D Prajapati, Pankaj M Maheriya, Girish K Jani, Himanshu K Solanki

Carbohydr Polym. 2014 May 25;105:97-112.

PMID: 24708958

Abstract:

Polysaccharides have been gaining interesting and valuable applications in the food and pharmaceutical fields. As they are derived from the natural source, they are easily available, non-toxic, cheap, biodegradable and biocompatible. Carrageenan is one among them, which fulfills the criteria of polysaccharide; it is a natural carbohydrate (polysaccharide) obtained from edible red seaweeds. The name Carrageenan is derived from the Chondrus crispus species of seaweed (Rhodophyceace) known as Carrageen Moss or Irish Moss, and Carraigin. A demand based on its application has been widely increasing in food and pharmaceutical sectors. Carrageenan has gained wide applications in experimental medicine, pharmaceutical formulations, cosmetics, and food industries. Through keen references of the reported literature on carrageenan, in this review, we have described about carrageenan, its properties, extraction and refining, and its food and pharmaceutical applications.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP9000071	Carrageenan		9000-07-1	Price

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