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Molecules, 2020 The genus Gracilaria synthesizes sulfated polysaccharides (SPs). Many of these SPs, including those synthesized by the edible seaweed Gracilaria birdiae, have not yet been adequately investigated for their use as potential pharmaceutical compounds ...
Leticia Castelo Branco Peroba Oliveira +9 more
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Marine algae sulfated polysaccharides for tissue engineering and drug delivery approaches [PDF]
, 2012 Biomedical field is constantly requesting for new biomaterials, with innovative properties. Natural polymers appear as materials of election for this goal due to their biocompatibility and biodegradability.
Alves, A. +8 more
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Marine Drugs, 2021 Macroalgae polysaccharides are phytochemicals that are beneficial to human health. In this study, response surface methodology was applied to optimize the extraction procedure of Pyropia yezoensis porphyran (PYP).
Dan He +6 more
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Molecules, 2021 The chemical modification of porphyran hydrocolloid is attempted, with the objective of enhancing its antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. Sulfated galactan porphyran is obtained from commercial samples of the red algae Porphyra dioica using Soxhlet
Pedro Adão +8 more
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The Potential of Seaweeds as a Source of Functional Ingredients of Prebiotic and Antioxidant Value [PDF]
, 2019 Two thirds of the world is covered by oceans, whose upper layer is inhabited by algae. This means that there is a large extension to obtain these photoautotrophic organisms.
Gomez Zavaglia, Andrea +4 more
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Marine Drugs, 2018 Seaweed is a rich source of bioactive sulfated polysaccharides. We obtained six sulfated polysaccharide-rich fractions (UF-0.3, UF-0.5, UF-0.6, UF-0.7, UF-1.0, and UF-2.0) from the green seaweed Udotea flabellum (UF) by proteolytic digestion followed by ...
Fernando Bastos Presa +5 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017 The presence of sulfated polysaccharides in cell walls of seaweeds is considered to be a consequence of the physiological adaptation to the high salinity of the marine environment.
Paula X. Arata +6 more
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Convenient Agarose Preparation with Hydrogen Peroxide and Desulfation Process Analysis
Marine Drugs, 2021 Agarose is a natural seaweed polysaccharide and widely used in the medicine, food, and biological fields because of its high gel strength, non-toxicity, and electrical neutrality.
Cong Zhang +6 more
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Fucanomics and Galactanomics: Marine Distribution, Medicinal Impact, Conceptions, and Challenges
Marine Drugs, 2012 Glycomics turned out to be a very extensive project where its subdivision is consequently emerging. This is seen by the growing number of terminologies used to define subprojects concerning particular classes of bioactive carbohydrates.
Vitor H. Pomin
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Sulfation of Arabinogalactan Proteins Confers Privileged Nutrient Status to
mBio, 2021 The human gut microbiota (HGM) contributes to the physiology and health of its host. The health benefits provided by dietary manipulation of the HGM require knowledge of how glycans, the major nutrients available to this ecosystem, are metabolized ...
Jose Munoz-Munoz +5 more
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