From plant biomass to bio-based chemicals: latest developments in xylan research

R Deutschmann, RFH Dekker - Biotechnology advances, 2012 - Elsevier
For a hundred years or more, oil and natural gas has supplied fuel and other raw chemicals
to support economic growth. In the last decades their shrinking reservoirs and the increasing …

Current antivirals and novel botanical molecules interfering with herpes simplex virus infection

DM Álvarez, E Castillo, LF Duarte, J Arriagada… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) are highly prevalent within the
human population and are characterized by lifelong infections and sporadic recurrences …

Polysaccharides of the red algae

AI Usov - Advances in carbohydrate chemistry and biochemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
Red algae (Rhodophyta) are known as the source of unique sulfated galactans, such as
agar, agarose, and carrageenans. The wide practical uses of these polysaccharides are …

Cell wall polysaccharides of marine algae

A Synytsya, J Čopíková, WJ Kim, YI Park - Springer handbook of marine …, 2015 - Springer
Marine algae are interesting as a plentiful source of many bioactive compounds, including
polysaccharides, which represent various structurally different polymers of high diversity in …

[HTML][HTML] A review: Natural polysaccharides from medicinal plants and microorganisms and their anti-herpetic mechanism

Z Liu, F Niu, Y Xie, S Xie, Y Liu, Y Yang, C Zhou… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The infections caused by Herpes simplex viruses (HSV-1 and-2) are seriously endangering
the health of all human beings. Once infected with these two viruses, it will cause life-long …

Marine sulfated polysaccharides as promising antiviral agents: A comprehensive report and modeling study focusing on SARS CoV-2

AEM Salih, B Thissera, M Yaseen, ASI Hassane… - Marine drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2) is a novel coronavirus
strain that emerged at the end of 2019, causing millions of deaths so far. Despite enormous …

Bioactive natural products with anti-herpes simplex virus properties

STS Hassan, R Masarčíková… - Journal of Pharmacy and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objectives In this review, we highlight and summarise the most promising extracts, fractions
and pure compounds as potential anti-herpes simplex virus (HSV) agents derived from …

Genomic content of uncultured Bacteroidetes from contrasting oceanic provinces in the North Atlantic Ocean

PR Gómez‐Pereira, M Schüler… - Environmental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteroidetes are widespread in marine systems where they play a crucial role in organic
matter degradation. Whole genome analysis of several strains has revealed a broad …

Antiviral strategies using natural source-derived sulfated polysaccharides in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and major human pathogenic viruses

B Ray, I Ali, S Jana, S Mukherjee, S Pal, S Ray… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Only a mere fraction of the huge variety of human pathogenic viruses can be targeted by the
currently available spectrum of antiviral drugs. The severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Xylans of red and green algae: what is known about their structures and how they are synthesised?

YSY Hsieh, PJ Harris - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Xylans with a variety of structures have been characterised in green algae, including
chlorophytes (Chlorophyta) and charophytes (in the Streptophyta), and red algae …