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Structures, properties and application of alginic acid: A review

  • Int J Biol Macromol. 2020 Nov 1;162:618-628. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.06.180.
Xi Guo 1,  Yan Wang 2,  Yimin Qin 3,  Peili Shen 4,  Qiang Peng 5
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, PR China. Electronic address: 2018051017@nwafu.edu.cn.
  • 2 College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, PR China.
  • 3 State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Seaweed Substances, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Seaweed Fertilizers, Qingdao Bright Moon Seaweed Group Co., LTD, Qingdao Bright Moon Blue Ocean Bio-Tech Co., LTD, Qingdao 266400, PR China.
  • 4 State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Seaweed Substances, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Seaweed Fertilizers, Qingdao Bright Moon Seaweed Group Co., LTD, Qingdao Bright Moon Blue Ocean Bio-Tech Co., LTD, Qingdao 266400, PR China. Electronic address: spl@bmsg.com.
  • 5 College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, PR China. Electronic address: pengqiang@nwsuaf.edu.cn.
PMID: 32590090 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.06.180
Abstract

Alginic acid is a natural polysaccharide, which has been widely concerned and applied due to its excellent water solubility, film formation, biodegradability and biocompatibility. This paper briefly describes the source, properties, structure and application of sodium alginate by summarizing and analyzing the current literature. This paper reviews the application of sodium alginate in the fields of food industry, catalyst, health, water treatment, packaging, immobilized cells, and looks forward to its application prospects.

Keywords

Alginic acid; Application; Properties; Structure.

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