Structure-activity relationships of bioactive polysaccharides extracted from macroalgae towards biomedical application: A review

Y Fu, H Jiao, J Sun, CO Okoye, H Zhang, Y Li, X Lu… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Macroalgae are valuable and structurally diverse sources of bioactive compounds among
marine resources. The cell walls of macroalgae are rich in polysaccharides which exhibit a …

[HTML][HTML] Ulvan: A systematic review of extraction, composition and function

JT Kidgell, M Magnusson, R de Nys, CRK Glasson - Algal research, 2019 - Elsevier
Species of green macroalgae (Chlorophyta) of the genus Ulva are edible seaweeds with a
range of health promoting bioactive components. Ulva is high in dietary fibre which …

Macroalgae as a source of valuable antimicrobial compounds: Extraction and applications

A Silva, SA Silva, M Carpena, P Garcia-Oliveira… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the last few decades, attention on new natural antimicrobial compounds has arisen due to
a change in consumer preferences and the increase in the number of resistant …

Antioxidant and antimicrobial applications of biopolymers: A review

S Sivakanthan, S Rajendran, A Gamage… - Food Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biopolymers have generated mounting interest among researchers and industrialists over
the recent past. Rising consciousness on the use of eco-friendly materials as green …

Ulva lactuca, A Source of Troubles and Potential Riches

H Dominguez, EP Loret - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
Ulva lactuca is a green macro alga involved in devastating green tides observed worldwide.
These green tides or blooms are a consequence of human activities. Ulva blooms occur …

Ulvan, a bioactive marine sulphated polysaccharide as a key constituent of hybrid biomaterials: A review

LA Tziveleka, E Ioannou, V Roussis - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
Ulvan, a sulphated polysaccharide located in the cell walls of green algae that possesses
unique structural properties albeit its repeating unit shares chemical affinity with …

Polysaccharide-based transdermal drug delivery

J Li, H Xiang, Q Zhang, X Miao - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Materials derived from natural plants and animals have great potential for transdermal drug
delivery. Polysaccharides are widely derived from marine, herbal, and microbial sources …

Considerable Production of Ulvan from Ulva lactuca with Special Emphasis on Its Antimicrobial and Anti-fouling Properties

MIA Ibrahim, MS Amer, HAH Ibrahim… - Applied Biochemistry and …, 2022 - Springer
In the current study, a significant amount of ulvan was extracted from Ulva lactuca collected
from Alexandria coastline, Egypt, using a simple extraction method. According to the …

Marine algae polysaccharides as basis for wound dressings, drug delivery, and tissue engineering: A review

TA Kuznetsova, BG Andryukov, NN Besednova… - Journal of Marine …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The present review considers the physicochemical and biological properties of
polysaccharides (PS) from brown, red, and green algae (alginates, fucoidans …

Beneficial effects of seaweed-derived dietary fiber: Highlights of the sulfated polysaccharides

W Huang, H Tan, S Nie - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Seaweeds and their derivatives are important bioresources of natural bioactive compounds.
Nutritional studies indicate that dietary fibers derived from seaweeds have great beneficial …