Thermal stability of red algal galactans: Effect of molecular structure and counterions.

Thermal degradation of κ-, ι-, λ-carrageenans, furcellaran, funoran and agarose samples in dry and sol states was investigated. The polysaccharides subjected to heat treatment were characterized by H NMR, C NMR and FTIR spectroscopy, size exclusion chromatography and static rheometry methods. The microstructure of galactan gels was studied using a cryofixation method in combination with freeze-drying and SEM techniques.

Characterization of yew tree (Taxus) varieties by fingerprint and principal component analyses.

The composition of varieties of Taxus growing in Estonia was analyzed by capillary electrophoresis with diode array detection (CE-DAD) for the separation of phenolic compounds, and by high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) for the determination of taxoids. The main purpose of this study was the chemotaxonomic differentiation of varieties of Taxus by using data from these analyses. Fingerprints scanned at 214 nm on the basis of CE separation at pH 9.

Structure and thermal stability of pyruvated carrageenans from the red alga Coccotylus truncatus.

The composition, structure, and thermal stability of carrageenans from unattached Coccotylus truncatus (the Baltic Sea, Estonia) were investigated. The complex polysaccharide was characterized by (13)C NMR and FTIR spectroscopy, ICP-OES and gel permeation chromatography methods. The main components of C.

Analysis of bioactive ingredients in the brown alga Fucus vesiculosus by capillary electrophoresis and neutron activation analysis.

Two different types of bioactive components of the seaweed Fucus vesiculosus were analysed: (1) polyphenols (phlorotannins) by capillary electrophoresis (CE) and (2) mineral part (including bioactive microelements) by neutron activation analysis (NAA). CE experiments were carried out using a UV detector (at 210 nm) and an uncoated silica capillary. The best separation was achieved at a voltage of 20 kV using borate or acetate buffer in a methanol/acetonitrile mixture as background electrolyte.