The trio focused their research on alginic acid, a dietary fiber that causes sliminess in seaweeds such as tangle and “wakame.” The students initially tried to make plastic from alginic acid ...

It has been reported that alginic acid, the source of the slippery touch of wakame and other seaweed, has the effect of restraining the absorption of fat and sugar, as well as the rise of blood ...

Usually, successful treatment involves a mix of prevention strategies and medications. A few ways to treat heartburn include: ...

Our research focuses on the use of renewable feedstock namely polysaccharide derived from bio-based waste fruit peels [such as polygalacturonic acid (PGA)] or algae (alginic acid) with no competing ...

LPR is an inflammatory condition that affects the upper esophagus. It occurs when acid flows up from the stomach, into the ...

Chemically, an amino acid is a molecule that has a carboxylic acid group and an amine group that are each attached to a carbon atom called the α carbon. Each of the 20 amino acids has a specific ...

In the BBC Radio 4 documentary Vitriolic, journalist Ayshea Buksh meets victims of acid attacks who have been scarred for life and had to undergo major surgery in their long recovery. Here she ...

An acid and alkali will neutralise each other and produce a salt and water. This is called a neutralisation reaction. The name of the salt produced can be worked out from the names of the acid and ...