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CHEBI:3435 - carrageenan
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:3435 |
| ChEBI Name | carrageenan |
| Stars | |
| Definition | A family of sulfated polysaccharides extracted from red seaweeds. The name is derived from a common name of red algae Chondrus crispus, "carrageen moss" (Irish moss). |
| Last Modified | 23 March 2015 |
| Roles Classification |
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| Biological Role: | algal metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in algae including unicellular organisms like chlorella and diatoms to multicellular organisms like giant kelps and brown algae. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| carrageenan (CHEBI:3435) has functional parent galactan (CHEBI:37165) |
| carrageenan (CHEBI:3435) has role algal metabolite (CHEBI:84735) |
| carrageenan (CHEBI:3435) is a polysaccharide sulfate (CHEBI:37944) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| ι-carrageenan (CHEBI:37168) is a carrageenan (CHEBI:3435) |
| κ-carrageenan (CHEBI:10583) is a carrageenan (CHEBI:3435) |
| λ-carrageenan (CHEBI:37167) is a carrageenan (CHEBI:3435) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| Carrageenan | KEGG COMPOUND |
| carragheenan | ChemIDplus |
| carrageenin | ChemIDplus |
| carragheanin | ChemIDplus |
| carrageenan | JCBN |
| carrageenans | ChEBI |