A gelling polysaccharide extracted from giant brown seaweed (giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) Ag., Lessoniaceae) or from horsetail kelp (Laminaria digitata (L.) Lamour, Laminariaceae) or from sugar kelp (Laminaria saccharina (L.) Lamour). Process of manuf: Tseng, Chem. Metall. Eng. 52, 97 (1945); Mantell, The Water-Soluble Gums (New York, 1947); Green, US 2036934 (1936 to Kelco); Gloahec, Herter, US 2128551 (1938 to Algin Corp. of America). Wound healing properties and use in hemostatic dressings: J. H. M. Miller, GB 1328088 (1973 to Wallace, Cameron & Co.), C.A. 80, 6974u (1974). Series of articles on hemostatic effects: Yakugaku Zasshi 101, 452-469 (1981), C.A. 95, 35654e, 35655f, 35405z (1981). Immunoadjuvant effect: G. H. Scherr, A. S. Markowitz, US 3075883 (1963 to Consolidated Labs.). Clinical comparison with alum immunoadjuvant: G. Bruno et al., Ann. Allergy 56, 384 (1986). Review of structural studies: D. A. Rees, E. J. Welsh, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 16, 214 (1977). Review of production, properties and use in the food industry: A. Askar, Alimenta 21, 165-169 (1982). Reviews: McNeely, Pettitt, in Industrial Gums, R. L. Whistler, Ed. (Academic Press, New York, 2nd ed., 1973) pp 49-81; I. W. Cottrell, J. K. Baird, “Gums” in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology vol. 12 (Wiley-Interscience, New York, 3rd ed., 1980) pp 48-51.
Hemostatic.
Hemostatic