Nanotechnology-driven improvisation of red algae-derived carrageenan for industrial and bio-medical applications

J James, M Verma, N Sharma - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2024 - Springer
Algae biomass has been recognized as feedstock with diverse application including
production of biofuel, biofertilizer, animal feed, wastewater treatment and bioremediation. In …

[HTML][HTML] Ulvans are not equal-Linkage and substitution patterns in ulvan polysaccharides differ with Ulva morphology

JT Kidgell, CRK Glasson, M Magnusson, IM Sims… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ulva are hardy green seaweeds that contain the sulfated polysaccharide ulvan and grow in
two distinct morphologies: foliose and tubular. The authors hypothesise that ulvan from …

Fucoidan from Ascophyllum nodosum and Undaria pinnatifida attenuate SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro and in vivo by suppressing ACE2 and alleviating inflammation

FS Shi, YH Xie, YL Yang, LD Xu, JJ Li, X Wang… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
The global healthcare challenge posed by COVID-19 necessitates the continuous
exploration for novel antiviral agents. Fucoidans have demonstrated antiviral activity …

Structure and Binding Properties to Blood Co-Factors of the Least Sulfated Galactan Found in the Cell Wall of the Red Alga Botryocladia occidentalis

AK Maurya, HA Ahmed, A DeWitt, AA Shami, SK Misra… - Marine Drugs, 2024 - mdpi.com
Three different populations of sulfated polysaccharides can be found in the cell wall of the
red alga Botryocladia occidentalis. In a previous work, the structures of the two more sulfated …

Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulations Clarify Binding Sites for Interactions of Novel Marine Sulfated Glycans with SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein

P Samanta, SK Mishra, VH Pomin, RJ Doerksen - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The entry of SARS-CoV-2 into the host cell is mediated by its S-glycoprotein (SGP). Sulfated
glycans bind to the SGP receptor-binding domain (RBD), which forms a ternary complex with …

Nuclear magnetic resonance‐based structural elucidation of novel marine glycans and derived oligosaccharides

R Dwivedi, AK Maurya, H Ahmed… - Magnetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Marine glycans of defined structures are unique representatives among all kinds of
structurally complex glycans endowed with important biological actions. Besides their …

Effect of Desulfation of Polysaccharides from Sea Urchin Eggs Paracentrotus Lividus on Antiproliferative Activity

A Msehli, YB Salem, MI Dammak, HB Mansour… - Chemistry Africa, 2024 - Springer
This study aims to study the impact of reducing the sulfate content and molecular weight of
polysaccharides extracted from sea urchin eggs (Paracentrotus lividus) on antiproliferative …

Vaccine Nanotechnology for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases

S Sontakke, P Sharma, R Worsham, K Kadur… - … of Nanotechnology in …, 2024 - Springer
Infectious diseases have been a significant cause of morbidity and mortality throughout
human history. Additionally, superbugs that do not respond to most approved drugs have …

Structural and blood co-factor binding studies of a red algal sulfated galactan

AR DeWitt - 2024 - egrove.olemiss.edu
The red alga Botryocladia occidentalis presents three distinct fractions of sulfated
polysaccharides. The elucidation of structures of various B. occidentalis fractions has been …

[PDF][PDF] Research News, Publications, 2021, Volume 3

S Majumdar - 2021 - egrove.olemiss.edu
22. De La Cruz LK, Yang X, Menshikh A, Brewer M, Lu W, Wang M, Wang S, Ji X, Cachuela
A, Yang H, Gallo D, Tan C, Otterbein L, de Caestecker M, Wang B. Adapting decarbonylation …