In contrast to the bony fishes, particularly the teleosts, the integument of elasmobranchs is
rather unknown. Therefore, a description of the basic structural and functional features of …

Highlights•Sustainability of fisheries is a controversial issue objective of European
policies.•The valorisation alternatives of inevitable fish discards biomass are …

The date palm has been cultivated in dry and hot areas of the planet for much of human
history. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, dates are the main crop used as a source of food …

Bioactive compounds for drug discovery are increasingly extracted and purified from natural
sources including marine organisms. Heparin is a therapeutic agent that has been used for …

In order to develop new and low cost anticoagulants as potential heparin alternatives,
sulfation of a pectin-like polysaccharide from Opuntia ficus indica cladodes using SO 3-DMF …

Sulfated glycosaminoglycans (SGNL) were extracted for the first time from Norway lobster
(Nephrops norvegicus) shell. The monosaccharide composition analysed by GC/MS …

Endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction is associated with many disease states including deep vein
thrombosis (DVT), chronic kidney disease, sepsis and diabetes. Loss of the glycocalyx, a …

鱼源硫酸软骨素是从鱼体中提取的一类硫酸化链状粘性多糖, 主要由N-乙酰-D-
氨基半乳糖和葡糖醛酸通过β-1, 3 糖苷键重复连接而成, 一般含有50~ 70 个二糖单位 …

The aim of the present study was to achieve the immobilization of dermatan sulfate (DS) on
polyethylene terephthalate (PET) surfaces and to evaluate its biocompatibility. DS obtained …

BACKGROUND: Sulfated polysaccharides from the skin of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis
niloticus), added to the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) semen diluting medium, can …