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Aquatic Biopolymers

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Ulvans are sulphated polysaccharides present in the cell walls of green algae alongside other cell wall polysaccharides. Their polymer structure is characterized by repeating units of disaccharide of sulfated rhamnose linked to other units of either uronic acid, guluronic acids or xylose. They are soluble polysaccharides; therefore, their extraction process is relatively milder compared to other insoluble polysaccharides. Ulvans are extracted from the Ulva species of green algae. These species of green algae as raw materials for biopolymer production have the advantage of growing in more diverse habitats and having a rapid growth rate. Extraction of ulvans is one way of utilizing the excess green algae resource which often results in algae blooms, to produce high-value bioactive polymers.

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Olatunji, O. (2020). Ulvans. In: Aquatic Biopolymers. Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34709-3_8

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