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PROTISTS & FUNGI

This lecture focuses on the impact of stramenophiles, particularly brown algae, highlighting their unique cell wall component, alginic acid. Alginic acid is essential in producing algins, which serve as thickeners, emulsifiers, and suspension agents in various commercial applications. The lecture covers the use of algal extracts in everyday products such as ice cream, jelly beans, salad dressings, toothpaste, floor polish, and cosmetics, showcasing the versatility and importance of these protists in our daily lives.

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PROTISTS & FUNGI

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  1. PROTISTS & FUNGI Lecture 2

  2. Single-Celled Stramenophiles

  3. The use of brown algae • Alginic acid in the cell wall is used to make algins which act as thickeners, emulsifier & suspension agents in many commercial products. • Algal extracts: used in ice-cream, jelly beans, salad dressing, tooth paste, floor polish, cosmetics, ice creams……

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