Term Name:	sodium alginate
Synonyms:	Algiline, Algin, Arcrane, Ascophyllum, Sodium alginate, Sodium polymannuronate
Definition:	A copolymer macromolecule composed of homopolymeric blocks of 1->4-linked homopolymeric blocks of 1->4-linked sodium beta-D-mannuronate and sodium alpha-L-guluronate residues, covalently linked together in different sequences or blocks. The sodium salt of alginic acid.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:53311]  ( EBI )