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| Algae of the division Rhodophyta, in which the red pigment (PHYCOERYTHRIN) predominates. However if this pigment is destroyed, the algae can appear purple, brown, green, or yellow. Two important substances found in the cell walls of red algae are AGAR and CARRAGEENAN. Red algae are thought to be closely related to the prokaryotic CYANOBACTERIA.
| GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics
| Other names Rhodophyta; Red Algae; Rhodophyta
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| Substance | CAS Registry & name | Categories | Source
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| armatan
| 77323-26-3
Armatan
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*Polysaccharides Algae, Red.
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Bull Assoc Anat (Nancy) 1980;64(185):217
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| plocamadiene A
| 66321-25-3
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*Terpenes Algae, Red Marine Toxins.
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Fed Proc 1981;40(1):15
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2,3,6-tribromo-4,5-dihydroxybenzyl methyl ether
| 0
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Algae, Red *Ethers.
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J Agric Food Chem 2001 Aug;49(8):3614-21
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N-(2-acetoxy)propyl-2-(2-acetoxy)acetopyrrole
| 136396-64-0
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*Pyrroles Algae, Red.
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J Nat Prod 1991;54(2):403
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N-(2-acetoxy)ethyl-2-(2-acetoxy)acetopyrrole
| 136396-66-2
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*Pyrroles Algae, Red.
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J Nat Prod 1991;54(2):403
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| isolaurallene
| 0
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Algae, Red *Ethers, Cyclic *Oxocins.
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J Am Chem Soc 2001 Feb 21;123(7):1533-4
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