Fucoidan-derived functional oligosaccharides: Recent developments, preparation, and potential applications

M Wang, S Veeraperumal, S Zhong, KL Cheong - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Oligosaccharides derived from natural resources are attracting increasing attention as both
food and nutraceutical products because of their beneficial health effects and lack of toxicity …

Extraction, purification, structural characterization, and gut microbiota relationship of polysaccharides: A review

Y Huang, H Chen, K Zhang, Y Lu, Q Wu, J Chen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Intestinal dysbiosis is one of the major causes of the occurrence of metabolic syndromes,
such as obesity, diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and cardiovascular diseases …

A chitosan/fucoidan nanoparticle-loaded pullulan microneedle patch for differential drug release to promote wound healing

A Younas, Z Dong, Z Hou, M Asad, M Li, N Zhang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Wound healing is a largely unmet medical issue in trauma, burn, and diabetes. In this study,
a pullulan-based and nanoparticle-loaded smart microneedle patch is designed to release …

Characterization of an endo-1, 3-fucanase from marine bacterium Wenyingzhuangia aestuarii: The first member of a novel glycoside hydrolase family GH174

G Liu, J Shen, Y Chang, X Mei, G Chen, Y Zhang… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sulfated fucans are important marine polysaccharides with various biological and
biomedical activities. Fucanases are favorable tools to establish the structure-activity …

Current application and modification strategy of marine polysaccharides in tissue regeneration: A review

Z Wang, Z Xu, X Yang, M Li, RCS Yip, Y Li… - Biomaterials Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine polysaccharides (MPs) are exceptional bioactive materials that possess unique
biochemical mechanisms and pharmacological stability, making them ideal for various …

Fucoidan-coated cotton dressing functionalized with biomolecules capped silver nanoparticles (LB-Ag nps–FN–ocg) for rapid healing therapy of infected wounds

K Saravanakumar, Z Li, Y Kim, SJ Park, K Keon… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The colonization of pathogenic microbes poses a significant clinical barrier that hinders the
physiological wound-healing process. Addressing this challenge, we developed a novel …

Nano-sized fucoidan interpolyelectrolyte complexes: Recent advances in design and prospects for biomedical applications

NV Dubashynskaya, ER Gasilova… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The marine polysaccharide fucoidan (FUC) is a promising polymer for pharmaceutical
research and development of novel drug delivery systems with modified release and …

Polysaccharides—Naturally occurring immune modulators

EJ Murphy, GW Fehrenbach, IZ Abidin, C Buckley… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The prevention of disease and infection requires immune systems that operate effectively.
This is accomplished by the elimination of infections and abnormal cells. Immune or …

[HTML][HTML] Application of MALDI-MS for characterization of fucoidan hydrolysates and screening of endo-fucoidanase activity

DS Reyes-Weiss, M Bligh, N Rhein-Knudsen… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Brown macroalgae synthesize large amounts of fucoidans, sulfated fucose-containing
polysaccharides, in the ocean. Fucoidans are of importance for their recently discovered …

Fucoidan-incorporated composite scaffold stimulates osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells for bone tissue engineering

Y Devi GV, AH Nagendra, S Shenoy P, K Chatterjee… - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, millions of bone graft procedures are being performed by clinicians annually to
treat the rising prevalence of bone defects. Here, the study designed a fucoidan from …