They belong to the family of hydrophilic linear sulfated galactans, and consist of linear repeating sequences of alternating 3-linked b-D-galactopyranose (b-Gal, unit G) and 4-linked a-D-galactopyranose (a-Gal, unit D), with unit D often occurring as its 3,6-anhydro form (anGal, unit A),
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forming the disaccharide repeating unit of carrageenans