Targeting self-renewal pathways in cancer stem cells: clinical implications for cancer therapy

A Borah, S Raveendran, A Rochani, T Maekawa… - Oncogenesis, 2015 - nature.com
Extensive cancer research in the past few decades has identified the existence of a rare
subpopulation of stem cells in the grove of cancer cells. These cells are known as the cancer …

Preparation, characterization and application of polysaccharide-based metallic nanoparticles: a review

C Wang, X Gao, Z Chen, Y Chen, H Chen - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Polysaccharides are natural biopolymers that have been recognized to be the most
promising hosts for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) because of their …

Toward greener synthesis of gold nanomaterials: From biological to biomimetic synthesis

RR Nasaruddin, T Chen, Q Yao, S Zang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past two decades, the use of biomolecules, either from biological or biomimetic
systems (or so-called biological or biomimetic synthesis), has emerged as a promising …

A review of extracellular polysaccharides from extreme niches: An emerging natural source for the biotechnology. From the adverse to diverse!

MA López-Ortega, N Chavarría-Hernández… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Every year, new organisms that survive and colonize adverse environments are discovered
and isolated. Those organisms, called extremophiles, are distributed throughout the world …

Microbial exopolysaccharide-mediated synthesis and stabilization of metal nanoparticles

G Sathiyanarayanan, K Dineshkumar… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are structurally and functionally valuable biopolymer secreted
by different prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms in response to biotic/abiotic stresses …

Fungal synthesis of size-defined nanoparticles

A Zielonka, M Klimek-Ochab - Advances in natural Sciences …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Fungi with metabolic capacities can efficiently synthesize a wide range of nanoparticles
(NPs). This biotransformation process and its product have extensive applications especially …

Bacterial exopolysaccharides as reducing and/or stabilizing agents during synthesis of metal nanoparticles with biomedical applications

CE Escárcega-González… - … Journal of Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are biomolecules secreted in the extracellular space
and have diverse biological functionalities, such as environmental protection, surface …

Smart carriers and nanohealers: A nanomedical insight on natural polymers

S Raveendran, AK Rochani, T Maekawa, DS Kumar - Materials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Biodegradable polymers are popularly being used in an increasing number of fields in the
past few decades. The popularity and favorability of these materials are due to their …

Porphyran-capped gold nanoparticles modified carbon paste electrode: a simple and efficient electrochemical sensor for the sensitive determination of 5-fluorouracil

D Lima, GN Calaça, AG Viana, CA Pessôa - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
The application of carbon paste electrodes modified with porphyran-capped gold
nanoparticles (CPE/AuNps-PFR) to detect an important anticancer drug, 5-fluorouracil (5 …

Gold nanoparticles capped with polysaccharides extracted from pineapple gum: Evaluation of their hemocompatibility and electrochemical sensing properties

LC Lopes, D Lima, ACM Hacke, BS Schveigert… - Talanta, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present work, gold nanoparticles were synthesized through a green route by using, for
the first time, polysaccharides extracted from pineapple gum (PG) as the reducing and …