Alginic Acid

**Definition:** 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.

**Tree numbers:** - D02.241.081.844.915.162.249.500 - D02.241.081.844.915.400.250 - D02.241.152.811.162.500.500 - D02.241.152.811.400.250 - D02.241.511.902.915.162.500.500 - D02.241.511.902.915.400.250 - D09.698.068.500 - D09.811.922.162.500.500 - D09.811.922.400.250

**Synonyms:** - Poly(Mannuronic Acid) - Polymannuronic Acid - Polymannuronic-Guluronic Acid