A polysaccharide and linear copolymer, consisting mainly of beta-1,4-linked D-mannuronic acid and alpha-1,4-linked L-glucuronic acid, that occurs in marine algae such as LAMINARIA, and in BIOFILMS produced by PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA.
Synonyms: Polymannuronic-Guluronic Acid, Alginic Acid, 8C3Z4148WZ, Poly(Mannuronic Acid), Polymannuronic Acid, Polymannuronic Guluronic Acid
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2019; ALGINIC ACID was indexed under ALGINATES 1972-2018, under HEXURONIC ACIDS 1974-2018, and under GLUCURONIC ACID 2 0 0 0 - 2 0 1 8 ,2019 (1972)
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D000077322