Modification and comparison of three Gracilaria spp. agarose with methylation for promotion of its gelling properties

Table 1 Physico-chemical properties of agaroses from G. asiatica, G. bailinae, G. lemaneiformis, Sigma, and Biowest

Agarose	GT^a (°C)		MT (°C)		GS (g cm⁻²)		SC (%)		EEO
Agarose	C	T	C	T	C	T	C	T	C	T
G. asiatica	38 ± 1.2	37 ± 0.3	88 ± 0.8	88 ± 1.5	872 ± 15.8	1024 ± 17.0**	0.17 ± 0.01	0.13 ± 0.02*	0.16 ± 0.005	0.12 ± 0.002*
G. bailinae	39 ± 0.8	38 ± 0.3	89 ± 1.0	89 ± 0.5	879 ± 26.9	1003 ± 13.6**	0.20 ± 0.01	0.17 ± 0.02*	0.18 ± 0.004	0.16 ± 0.003
G. lemaneiformis	37 ± 0.8	37 ± 0.3	89 ± 1.0	92 ± 0.8	896 ± 23.2	1008 ± 21.6**	0.18 ± 0.02	0.15 ± 0.01*	0.17 ± 0.004	0.15 ± 0.003
Biowest	38 ± 0.8		93 ± 1.9		878 ± 18.1		0.15 ± 0.01		0.13 ± 0.002
Sigma	37 ± 0.9		92 ± 0.6		1127 ± 23.6		0.12 ± 0.01		0.11 ± 0.003

Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3). Statistically different * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 vs control
GT gelling temperature, MT melting temperature, GS gel strength, SC sulfate content, EEO electroendosmosis, C control group, T treatment group

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