[HTML][HTML] Marine fucoidans: Structural, extraction, biological activities and their applications in the food industry

EO Mensah, ON Kanwugu, PK Panda, P Adadi - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the years, seaweeds have been highlighted as valuable natural sources of bioactive
polysaccharides. Fucoidan, a sulphated polysaccharide mainly from brown seaweeds …

Biological activities of fucoidan and the factors mediating its therapeutic effects: A review of recent studies

Y Wang, M **ng, Q Cao, A Ji, H Liang, S Song - Marine Drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
The marine acid polysaccharide fucoidan has attracted attention from both the food and
pharmaceutical industries due to its promising therapeutic effects. Fucoidan is a …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic effects of fucoidan: A review on recent studies

S Luthuli, S Wu, Y Cheng, X Zheng, M Wu, H Tong - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fucoidan is a polysaccharide largely made up of l-fucose and sulfate groups. Fucoidan is
favorable worldwide, especially amongst the food and pharmaceutical industry as a …

A critical review on production of biopolymers from algae biomass and their applications

A Kartik, D Akhil, D Lakshmi, KP Gopinath, J Arun… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Algae is abundantly present in our ecosystems and can be easily extracted and used for
production of biopolymers. Algae does not produce any anthropogenic, harmful effects, has …

Fucoidan in pharmaceutical formulations: a comprehensive review for smart drug delivery systems

YA Haggag, AA Abd Elrahman, R Ulber, A Zayed - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fucoidan is a heterogeneous group of polysaccharides isolated from marine organisms,
including brown algae and marine invertebrates. The physicochemical characteristics and …

Fucoidan characterization: Determination of purity and physicochemical and chemical properties

A Zayed, M El-Aasr, ARS Ibrahim, R Ulber - Marine Drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fucoidans are marine sulfated biopolysaccharides that have heterogenous and complicated
chemical structures. Various sugar monomers, glycosidic linkages, molecular masses …

Recent advances in industrial applications of seaweeds

S Polat, M Trif, A Rusu, V Šimat, M Čagalj… - Critical reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Seaweeds have been generally utilized as food and alternative medicine in different
countries. They are specifically used as a raw material for wine, cheese, soup, tea, noodles …

[HTML][HTML] Natural polymers-based materials: A contribution to a greener future

ACQ Silva, AJD Silvestre, C Vilela, CSR Freire - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural polymers have emerged as promising candidates for the sustainable development
of materials in areas ranging from food packaging and biomedicine to energy storage and …

Multifunctional role of fucoidan, sulfated polysaccharides in human health and disease: A journey under the sea in pursuit of potent therapeutic agents

B Pradhan, S Patra, R Nayak, C Behera… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fucoidan is a complex polysaccharide (molecular weight 10,000–100,000 Da) derived from
brown algae which comprises of L-fucose and sulfate groups have potential as therapeutic …

Source, extraction, characterization, and applications of novel antioxidants from seaweed

C Jacobsen, ADM Sørensen, SL Holdt… - Annual Review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Driven by a general demand for clean labels on food and cosmetic products, these
industries are currently searching for efficient natural antioxidants to replace synthetic …