Initially used extensively as an additive and ingredient in the food industry, alginate has
become an important compound for a wide range of industries and applications, such as the …

With the rapid increase in the population of obese individuals, obesity has become a global
problem. Many kinds of chronic metabolic diseases easily caused by obesity have received …

Alginate is an acidic polysaccharide mainly extracted from kelp or sargassum, which
comprises 40% of the dry weight of algae. It is a linear polymer consisting of β-D …

Marine resources have tremendous potential for develo** high-value biomaterials. The
last decade has seen an increasing number of biomaterials that originate from marine …

Over the last decades, alginates, natural multifunctional polymers, have increasingly drawn
attention as attractive compounds in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields due to their …

The use of renewable resources, which can reduce waste disposal problems, is being
explored to produce biopolymer films and coatings. Renewability, degradability, and edibility …

ABSTRACT A diet rich in dietary fiber (DF) is considered healthy and recommended dietary
intake of DF is established all over the world. The physiological effect of DF is mostly related …

Obesity is a major epidemic that poses a worldwide threat to human health, as it is also
associated with metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease …

The intent of the present work was to evaluate the potential of four macroalgae prevalent in
Europe, namely Ulva rigida, Gracilaria sp., Fucus vesiculosus and Saccharina latissima, for …

Microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) is an emerging technology to obtain polysaccharides
with an extensive spectrum of biological characteristics. In this study, the hypoglycemic …