carrageen

, carragheen, carageen

an edible red seaweed, Chondrus crispus, of North America and N Europe

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irish moss

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carrageen

[′kar·ə‚gēn]

(botany)

Chondrus crispus. A cartilaginous red algae harvested in the northern Atlantic as a source of carrageenan. Also known as Irish moss; pearl moss.

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Carrageen

(also, Irish moss), the commercial name for the red seaweeds Gigartina mamillosa and Chindrus crispus, which occur along the coasts of the North Atlantic (C. crispus is also found along the Kola Penninsula and in the Far East). The principal component is slime (56-79 percent), which is composed of polysaccharides and swells considerably in water. After it has been boiled and subsequently cooled, carrageen congeals into a gelatinous mass. This seaweed, which is dried during processing, is used in the textile industry for sizing material, in the food industry for clarifying beer, and in the paper industry for preparing suspensions and solutions. It is also used to prevent the settling of suspensions.

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Complete sequence of the mitochondrial DNA of the rhodophyte Chondrus crispus (Gigartinales).

The mitochondrial genome of Grateloupia taiwanensis (halymeniaceae, rhodophyta) and comparative mitochondrial genomics of red algae

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Population studies and carrageenan properties in eight Gigartinales (Rhodophyta) from western coast of Portugal

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In those components, Sargassum spp., Chondrus spp., Acrosorium polyneurum, and Crustacea occurred all year round.

Distribution of the sea urchin Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus along a shallow bathymetric gradient in Onagawa Bay in Northern Honshu, Japan

For example, an upregulation of phenylalanine-ammonia lyase, a key enzyme of the biosynthesis of aromatic compounds, was reported for Chondrus crispus gametophytes after incubation with cell-free extracts of the endophytic pathogen Acrochaete operculata.

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Red algae respond to waves: morphological and mechanical variation in Mastocarpus papillatus along a gradient of force

in With.) Guiry and Chondrus crispus Stackhouse were collected about 500 m northeast of the Giant's Stairs on Bailey Island, Maine (43[degrees]43'N 69[degrees]59'W).

Seasonal acclimatization of antioxidants and photosynthesis in Chondrus crispus and Mastocarpus stellatus, two co-occurring red algae with differing stress tolerances

Synthesis of mycosporine-like amino acids in Chondrus crispus (Florideophyceac) and the consequences for sensitivity to ultraviolet B radiation.

Mycosporine-like amino acid content in four species of sea anemones in the genus Anthopleura reflects phylogenetic but not environmental or symbiotic relationships

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