文摘
Hybrid κ/ι-carrageeans extracted from Gigartina skottsbergii, Chondracanthus chamissoï, and Chondrus crispus were incubated with Pseudoalteromonas carrageenovora κ-carrageenase and Alteromonas fortis ι-carrageenase. The degradation products as well as the resistant fraction were fully characterized by chromatography, NMR, and mass spectrometry. The low percentage of degradation observed after treatment by the ι-carrageenase suggests that long segments of ι-carrabiose or block of ι-carrageenan are low in abundance. The degradation products of the κ-carrageenase allow discriminating three modes of κ-carrabiose distribution: blocks of κ-carrabiose, κ-carrabiose rich fraction containing ι-carrabiose units probably randomly distributed, and ι-carrabiose rich fraction which corresponds to the resistant fraction. The proportions of each fraction were related to the botanical origin as well as the place of growth of the seaweed.