PLoS ONE, 2020 Arachidonic acid (ARA) is an integral constituent of the biological cell membrane, conferring it with fluidity and flexibility, which are necessary for the function of all cells, especially nervous system, skeletal muscle, and immune system.
Chaiwat Monmai +6 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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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2020 Background Fertility preservation is particularly challenging in young women diagnosed with hematopoietic cancers, as transplantation of cryopreserved ovarian cortex in these women carries the risk for re-introducing cancer cells.
Ahmed Baker Alshaikh +6 more
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, 2017 Understanding how nanostructure and nanomechanics influence physical material properties on the micro- and macroscale is an essential goal in soft condensed matter research.
Adamcik, Jozef +4 more
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19F labelled glycosaminoglycan probes for solution NMR and non-linear (CARS) microscopy [PDF]
, 2016 Studying polysaccharide-protein interactions under physiological conditions by conventional techniques is challenging. Ideally, macromolecules could be followed by both in vitro spectroscopy experiments as well as in tissues using microscopy, to enable a
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2012 Studies on macromolecules isolated from marine algae suggested sulfated polysaccharides (SPs) as possible molecular markers for species. We evaluated isolated and fractionated SPs from the green marine algae Caulerpa cupressoides, C.
José Ariévilo Gurgel Rodrigues +4 more
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Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Growth Conditions Modify Biomolecole Production in the Microalga Galdieria sulphuraria (Cyanidiophyceae, Rhodophyta) [PDF]
, 2020 Algae have multiple similarities with fungi, with both belonging to the Thallophyte, a polyphyletic group of non-mobile organisms grouped together on the basis of similar characteristics, but not sharing a common ancestor.
Barone, R. +13 more
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Sulfation-dependent recognition of high endothelial venules (HEV)-ligands by L-selectin and MECA 79, and adhesion-blocking monoclonal antibody. [PDF]
, 1994 L-selectin is a lectin-like receptor that mediates the attachment of lymphocytes to high endothelial venules (HEV) of lymph nodes during the process of lymphocyte recirculation.
Butcher, EC, Hemmerich, S, Rosen, SD
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A spoonful of sugar: the application of glycopolymers in therapeutics [PDF]
, 2011 Glycopolymers, synthetic polymers displaying carbohydrate moieties, have been linked to many potential applications at the biology–chemistry interface. One area that holds particular promise is the employment of glycopolymers as vehicles for therapeutics
Cameron, Neil R., Spain, Sebastian G.
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Analysis of two drying methods on the yield and activity of sulfated polysaccharides extracted from Halymenia sp. (Rhodophyceae)=Análise de dois métodos de secagem sobre o rendimento e atividade de polissacarídeos sulfatados extraídos da rodofícea Halymenia sp. [PDF]
Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2012 Sulfated polysaccharides (SPs) have attracted growing interest for various biotechnological applications. We evaluated the efficiency of two methods of drying SPs (M I and II) extracted from Halymenia sp Rhodophyceae in order to compare the yield ...
Norma Maria Barros Benevides +5 more
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