Definition of Carrageenan
1. Noun. A colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae.
Definition of Carrageenan
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Medical Definition of Carrageenan
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Sulphated cell wall polysaccharide found in certain red algae. Contains repeating sulphated disaccharides of galactose and (sometimes) anhydrogalactose.
It is used commercially as an emulsifier and thickener in foods and is also used to induce an inflammatory lesion when injected into experimental animals (probably activates complement).
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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