CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Colorless to beige solid; [HSDB] Dry powder with a slight marine odor; [MSDSonline] |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | YELLOWISH TO COLORLESS, COARSE TO FINE POWDER; MUCILAGINOUS TEXTURE |
| Solubility | GENERALLY IT IS NECESSARY TO HEAT MOST CARRAGEENAN SOLUTIONS TO ATTAIN COMPLETE SOLUBILITY |
| Stability/Shelf Life | SOLUTIONS & GELS FAIRLY STABLE OVER WIDE PH RANGE @ ROOM TEMP OR LOWER; RAPIDLY DEGRADED @ LOW PH & HIGH TEMP |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition, it emits acrid smoke and fumes. |
| Other Experimental Properties | STRONGLY CHARGED ANIONIC POLYELECTROLYTE OF LARGE SIZE |
| Chemical Classes | Other Uses -> Food Additives |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 551.8 g/mol |
|---|---|
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 3 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 10 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 5 |
| Exact Mass | 550.084219 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 550.084219 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 195 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 36 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 647 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 2 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 4 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
A water-soluble extractive mixture of sulfated polysaccharides from RED ALGAE. Chief sources are the Irish moss CHONDRUS CRISPUS (Carrageen), and Gigartina stellata. It is used as a stabilizer, for suspending COCOA in chocolate manufacture, and to clarify BEVERAGES.