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Structural and rheological properties of kappa (κ)-carrageenans covalently modified with cationic moieties

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Cationized kappa-carrageenans containing 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonium)propyl groups with various degrees of substitution (0.13–0.75) were synthesized by reaction of sulfated polysaccharides with 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (QUAB 188) in alkaline solutions through the generation of the corresponding 2,3-epoxy reagent in situ. The structure of the modified algal polysaccharides was characterized without any further treatment or after methanolysis and/or enzymatic depolymerization, by means of spectroscopic tools (FT-IR, NMR, Mass spectrometry) and high-performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC). Significant differences in the rheological properties of these cationized kappa-carrageenans have been found depending on the DS values and the presence of KCl salt. Despite their lower molecular weights in comparison with native polysaccharides, cationized kappa-carrageenans with a DS of 0.75 exhibited high viscosity and gelling behaviors mediated by the high density of quaternary ammonium groups.

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This work benefited from the support of the French Government run by the National Research Agency and with regards to the investment expenditure programme IDEALG ANR-10-BTBR-04. We are greateful to the PRISM core facility (Biogenouest©, UMS, Biosit, Université de Rennes 1- Campus de Villejean- 35043 Rennes cedex, France) for its technical support.

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  1. Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, UMR 6226, 11 allée de Beaulieu, CS 50837, 35708 Cedex 7, Rennes, France

    Rudy Covis, Jean-Paul Guegan, Jelena Jeftić & Thierry Benvegnu

  2. Université Européenne de Bretagne (UEB), Rennes, France

    Rudy Covis, Jean-Paul Guegan & Jelena Jeftić

  3. UPMC Université Paris 6, UMR 7139 Végétaux marins et Biomolécules, LIA DIAMS, Station Biologique, F 29682, Roscoff, France

    Mirjam Czjzek

  4. CNRS, UMR 7139 Végétaux marins et Biomolécules, LIA DIAMS, Station Biologique, F 29682, Roscoff, France

    Mirjam Czjzek

  5. Centre d’étude et de Valorisation des Algues, Presqu’île de Pen Lan – BP3, 22610, Pleubian, France

    Maud Benoit

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Covis, R., Guegan, JP., Jeftić, J. et al. Structural and rheological properties of kappa (κ)-carrageenans covalently modified with cationic moieties. J Polym Res 23, 78 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-016-0971-z

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