Macroalgae are valuable and structurally diverse sources of bioactive compounds among
marine resources. The cell walls of macroalgae are rich in polysaccharides which exhibit a …

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 …

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 …

Because of their potential use as functional ingredients in human nutrition, oligosaccharides
derived from natural sources are receiving paramount consideration. Red seaweed, a …

Humans host an intestinal population of microbes—collectively referred to as the gut
microbiome—which encode the carbohydrate active enzymes, or CAZymes, that are absent …

Agar is a mixture of heterogeneous galactans, mainly composed of 3, 6-anhydro-l-
galactoses (or l-galactose-6-sulfates) d-galactoses and l-galactoses (routinely in the forms of …

This study is the first to evaluate the effects of five seaweeds (Ulva sp., Laminaria
ochroleuca, Saccharina latissima, Gigartina sp., and Gracilaria vermiculophylla) on gas and …

Algae synthesise structurally complex glycans to build a protective barrier, the extracellular
matrix. One function of matrix glycans is to slow down microorganisms that try to …

In recent years, algal-derived glycans and oligosaccharides have become increasingly
important in health applications due to higher bioactivities than plant-derived …

Marine microorganisms play key roles in every marine ecological process, hence the
growing interest in studying their populations and functions. Microbial communities on algae …