%0 Journal Article %T Structural Studies on <i>¦É</i>-Carrageenan Derived Oligosaccharides and Its Application %A Annabelle V. Briones %A Toshinori Sato %J Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science %P 17-22 %@ 2160-0406 %D 2014 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/aces.2014.41003 %X

Mild hydrochloric acid hydrolysis of i-carrageenan from Eucheuma spinosum yielded two oligosaccharides of sulfated tetrasaccharide structure. These were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ESIMS). Both oligosaccharides have structure of b-D-galactopyranose(Galp)4S-(1¡ú4)-¦Á-D-AnGalp2S-(1¡ú3)-b-D-galactopyranose Galp)4S-(1¡ú4)-¦Á-D-AnGalp2S-(1¡ú3). Application of the resulting oligosaccharides on protein delivery system in terms of encapsulation efficiency was performed.

%K Carrageenan %K Oligosaccharides %K Protein Delivery %K Hydrolysis %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=41925