title: EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDES OF ALGAE: EFFECTS ON LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEMS.
abstract: The amount of extracellular polysaccharide produced by eight species of green and blue-green algae ranges from 174 milligrams per liter to 557 milligrams per liter. Most of the polymers are composed of four monosaccharides: a hexose, a pentose, a methyl pentose, and uronic acid. The production of excessive amounts of these photosynthetic end products will undoubtedly influence the effective recycling time of growth media in life-support systems.
mesh_terms: D001089:Arabinose; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002845:Chromatography; D056890:Eukaryota; D005643:Fucose; D005690:Galactose; D005947:Glucose; D005965:Glucuronates; D006601:Hexoses; D008358:Mannose; D010429:Pentoses; D010788:Photosynthesis; D010944:Plants; D011134:Polysaccharides; D012106:Research; D012210:Rhamnose; D012266:Ribose; D014994:Xylose
chemical_list: D005965:Glucuronates; D006601:Hexoses; D010429:Pentoses; D011134:Polysaccharides; D005643:Fucose; D012266:Ribose; D014994:Xylose; D001089:Arabinose; D005947:Glucose; D008358:Mannose; D012210:Rhamnose; D005690:Galactose
keywords: ALGAE; ARABINOSE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHROMATOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUCURONATES; HEXOSES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RHAMNOSE; RIBOSE; XYLOSE