Sulfated Galactans from Agarophytes: Review of Extraction Methods, Structural Features, and Biological Activities [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2023 Agarophytes are important seaweeds of the Rhodophyta type, which have been highly exploited for industrial use as sources of a widely consumed polysaccharide of agar.
Jantana Praiboon, Xiaoting Fu
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Depolymerized Fractions of Sulfated Galactans Extracted from Gracilaria fisheri and Their Antibacterial Activity against Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio harveyi [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2022 Various seaweed sulfated polysaccharides have been explored for antimicrobial application. This study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of the native Gracilaria fisheri sulfated galactans (NSG) and depolymerized fractions against the marine ...
Manoj Tukaram Kamble +5 more
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Immunostimulatory Effect of Sulfated Galactans from the Green Seaweed Caulerpa cupressoides var. flabellata [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2020 Sulfated polysaccharides (SPs) obtained from green seaweeds are structurally heterogeneous molecules with multifunctional bioactivities. In this work, two sulfated and pyruvated galactans were purified from Caulerpa cupressoides var.
Jefferson da Silva Barbosa +6 more
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Antibacterial Activity of Sulfated Galactans from Eucheuma serra and Gracilari verrucosa against Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli via the Disruption of the Cell Membrane Structure [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2020 Seaweed sulfated polysaccharides have attracted significant attention due to their antibacterial activity. This work investigated the antibacterial activity and mechanism of depolymerized sulfated galactans from Eucheuma serra (E.
Yixiang Liu +9 more
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Increased Sulfation in Gracilaria fisheri Sulfated Galactans Enhances Antioxidant and Antiurolithiatic Activities and Protects HK-2 Cell Death Induced by Sodium Oxalate [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2022 Urolithiasis is a common urological disease characterized by the presence of a stone anywhere along the urinary tract. The major component of such stones is calcium oxalate, and reactive oxygen species act as an essential mediator of calcium oxalate ...
Waraporn Sakaew +7 more
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Probing the Anti-Cancer Potency of Sulfated Galactans on Cholangiocarcinoma Cells Using Synchrotron FTIR Microspectroscopy, Molecular Docking, and In Vitro Studies [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2021 Sulfated galactans (SG) isolated from red alga Gracilaria fisheri have been reported to inhibit the growth of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) cells, which was similar to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-targeted drug, cetuximab.
Boonyakorn Boonsri +8 more
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Preventive Effect of Depolymerized Sulfated Galactans from Eucheuma serra on Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-Caused Diarrhea via Modulating Intestinal Flora in Mice [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2021 In this work, the preventive effect of depolymerized sulfated polysaccharides from Eucheuma serra (DESP) on bacterial diarrhea by regulating intestinal flora was investigated in vivo.
Yu Ma +7 more
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Structural Diversity in Galactans From Red Seaweeds and Its Influence on Rheological Properties [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 Galactans are important components of many plant cell walls. Besides, they are the major polysaccharides in extracellular matrixes from different seaweeds, and other marine organisms, which have an acidic character due to the presence of sulfate groups ...
Marina Ciancia +3 more
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Anti-Thrombin, Anti-Adhesive, Anti-Migratory, and Anti-Proliferative Activities of Sulfated Galactans from the Tropical Green Seaweed, Udotea flabellum [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2018 In this study, sulfated polysaccharide-rich extracts were isolated from 22 tropical seaweeds (4 red, 11 brown, and 7 green) found in northeastern Brazil, and evaluated for the role of anticoagulant agents.
Maxsuell Lucas Mendes Marques +9 more
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Purification, cloning, characterization and essential amino acid residues analysis of a new ι-carrageenase from Cellulophaga sp. QY3. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 ι-Carrageenases belong to family 82 of glycoside hydrolases that degrade sulfated galactans in the red algae known as ι-carrageenans. The catalytic mechanism and some substrate-binding residues of family GH82 have been studied but the substrate ...
Su Ma +9 more
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