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South african seaweeds: Seasonal variations in the chemical composition of some phaeophyceae
Author(s) -
Von Holdt M. M.,
Ligthelm S. P.,
Nunn J. R.
Publication year - 1955
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740060403
Subject(s) - alginic acid , laminarin , botany , algae , fucoidan , laminaria , brown seaweed , biology , abundance (ecology) , ecology , polysaccharide , biochemistry , enzyme
Abstract A study of the seasonal variations in the main constituents of Ecklonia maxima, Laminaria pallida and Bifurcaria brassicaeformis , which grow in abundance round the Cape Peninsula, has been made. Distinct variations were recorded for ash, alginic acid and mannitol, whereas laminarin, combined fucose and organic nitrogen showed only small changes.