Carbohydrate composition and characterization of a watersoluble mannan isolated from the green alga Scenedesmusobliquus

In Scenedesmus obliquus a carbohydrate content of 15% was found which consisted mainly of glucose and mannose. Water-soluble polysaccharide, ammonium oxalate-extracted polysaccharide, and hemicelluloses contained glucose and mannose in varying proportions