Chitosan/Hyaluronic acid/Alginate and an assorted polymers loaded with honey, plant, and marine compounds for progressive wound healing—Know-how

M Prasathkumar, S Sadhasivam - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomaterials are being extensively used in regenerative medicine including tissue
engineering applications, as these enhance tissue development, repair, and help in the …

Bioactive polysaccharides from red seaweed as potent food supplements: A systematic review of their extraction, purification, and biological activities

SM Qiu, JJ Aweya, X Liu, Y Liu, S Tang, W Zhang… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Most marine macroalgae such as red seaweeds are potential alternative sources of useful
bioactive compounds. Beside serving as food source, recent studies have shown that red …

Immunomodulatory, antioxidant, anticancer, and pharmacokinetic activity of Ulvan, a seaweed-derived sulfated polysaccharide: An updated comprehensive review

B Pradhan, PP Bhuyan, JS Ki - Marine drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the most worldwide spread diseases and causes maximum death.
Treatment of cancer depends on the host immune system and the type of drugs. The …

Antiviral activity of carrageenans and processing implications

M Álvarez-Viñas, S Souto, N Flórez-Fernández… - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carrageenan and carrageenan oligosaccharides are red seaweed sulfated carbohydrates
with well-known antiviral properties, mainly through the blocking of the viral attachment …

Insight on structure-property relationships of carrageenan from marine red algal: A review

JL Jiang, WZ Zhang, WX Ni, JW Shao - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Carrageenan (CRG) is a kind of linear sulfated polysaccharide that emerging as a promising
substituent in food, pharmaceutics, and cosmetics. In recent years, biological properties of …

Ulvan, a Polysaccharide from Macroalga Ulva sp.: A Review of Chemistry, Biological Activities and Potential for Food and Biomedical Applications

FR Cindana Mo'o, G Wilar, HP Devkota, N Wathoni - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The species of green macroalga belonging to the genus Ulva (family: Ulvaceae) are utilized
in various fields, from food supplements to biomedical applications. Ulvan, a polysaccharide …

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 …

Valorization of Kappaphycus alvarezii through extraction of high-value compounds employing green approaches and assessment of the therapeutic potential of κ …

N Hans, S Gupta, F Pattnaik, AK Patel, S Naik… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study utilizes different emerging green extraction technologies to recover maximum
value-added products from Kappaphycus alvarezii and evaluate their bio-functional …

Extraction of Fucoidan from Turbinaria decurrens and the Synthesis of Fucoidan-Coated AgNPs for Anticoagulant Application

N Shanthi, P Arumugam, M Murugan, MP Sudhakar… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Brown seaweeds usually contain alginate as a major polymer. The second major sulfated
polymer in brown seaweeds is fucoidan, which has huge potential in medicinal applications …

Rehashing our insight of seaweeds as a potential source of foods, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals

RS Baghel, B Choudhary, S Pandey, PK Pathak… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
In a few Southeast Asian nations, seaweeds have been a staple of the cuisine since
prehistoric times. Seaweeds are currently becoming more and more popular around the …