Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 Seaweeds biosynthesize sulfated polysaccharides as key components of their cell walls. These polysaccharides are potentially interesting as biologically active compounds.
Marina Ciancia +3 more
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Galactans: an overview of their most important sourcing and applications as natural polysaccharides
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2011 Since last decades, lot of biological and rheological properties of polysaccharides and oligosaccharides were described. Among them, galactans and more especially sulfated galactans from seaweeds have shown interesting and specific properties not only as
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Sulfated galactans from red seaweed Gracilaria fisheri target epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and inhibit cholangiocarcinoma cells (CCA) proliferation [PDF]
, 2017 Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is increasing in incidence worldwide and is resistant to chemotherapeutic agents, making treatment of CCA a major challenge. Previous studies reported that natural sulfated polysaccharides (SPs) disrupted growth factor receptor ...
Afratis N. +9 more
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Chemical characterization and antioxidant activity of sulfated polysaccharide from the red seaweed Gracilaria birdiae [PDF]
, 2012 Hydrocolloids from seaweeds have interesting functional properties, such as antioxidant activity and gelling ability. A polysaccharide was isolated by aqueous extraction at 90 C from the red seaweed Gracilaria birdiae (Gb), with a yield of 27.2% of the ...
Bourbon, A. I. +7 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 organism sulfated polysaccharides exhibiting significant antimalarial activity and inhibition of red blood cell invasion by Plasmodium [PDF]
, 2016 The antimalarial activity of heparin, against which there are no resistances known, has not been therapeutically exploited due to its potent anticoagulating activity.
Fernàndez Busquets, Xavier +3 more
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Natural Products as Source of Potential Dengue Antivirals [PDF]
, 2014 Dengue is a neglected disease responsible for 22,000 deaths each year in areas where it is endemic. To date, there is no clinically approved dengue vaccine or antiviral for human beings, even though there have been great efforts to accomplish these goals.
Adalberto da Silva +21 more
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Screening for Bioactive Compounds from Algae [PDF]
, 2012 At present, functional foods are seen as a good alternative to maintain or even improve human health, mainly for the well-known correlation between diet and health.
Herrero, Miguel +3 more
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Chemical Structures and Bioactivities of Sulfated Polysaccharides from Marine Algae
Marine Drugs, 2011 Sulfated polysaccharides and their lower molecular weight oligosaccharide derivatives from marine macroalgae have been shown to possess a variety of biological activities.
H. Stephen Ewart +3 more
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Marine Non-Glycosaminoglycan Sulfated Glycans as Potential Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals, 2015 Sulfated fucans (SFs) and sulfated galactans (SGs) are currently the marine non-glycosaminoglycan (GAG) sulfated glycans most studied in glycomics.
Vitor H. Pomin
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