Table 1 Monosaccharide composition and molecular weight of crude polysaccharide (CDDP) from seaweed, Dictyopteris divaricata by HPLC

Monosaccharide composition

 Mannose

4397.62

15.02

 Ribose

2900.62

9.90

 Rhamnose

373.64

1.28

 Glucuronic Acid

5135.51

17.54

 Galacturonic Acid

ND

ND

 Glucose

545.87

1.86

 Galactose

5035.28

17.19

 Xylose

1328.32

4.54

 Arabinose

160.42

0.55

 Fucose

9408.04

32.13

Molecular weight

 Mw (g/mol)

6.306 × 10⁴

63,060

 Mn (g/mol)

5.647 × 10⁴

56,470

 Mp (g/mol)

4.918 × 10⁴

49,180

 Mz (g/mol)

3.462 × 10⁵

346,200

 Mw/Mn

1.117

1.117

 Mz/Mn

6.131

6.131