Advances in anti-cancer effects and underlying mechanisms of marine algae polysaccharides

W Yao, HM Qiu, KL Cheong, S Zhong - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer is a leading cause of death in both developing and developed countries. With the
increase in the average global life expectancy, it has become a major health problem and …

Macroalgal biorefinery concepts for the circular bioeconomy: A review on biotechnological developments and future perspectives

ET Kostas, JMM Adams, HA Ruiz… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The imminent need for transition to a circular bioeconomy, based on the valorisation of
renewable biomass feedstocks, will ameliorate global challenges induced by climate …

Current trends in marine algae polysaccharides: The digestive tract, microbial catabolism, and prebiotic potential

LX Zheng, XQ Chen, KL Cheong - International Journal of Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Marine algae contain unique polysaccharides which differ from terrestrial plant
polysaccharides, having a different composition, substitution, and linkage types. These are …

Bioactive polysaccharides from red seaweed as potent food supplements: A systematic review of their extraction, purification, and biological activities

SM Qiu, JJ Aweya, X Liu, Y Liu, S Tang, W Zhang… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Insights into the structure-bioactivity relationships of marine sulfated polysaccharides: A review

J Kang, X Jia, N Wang, M Xiao, S Song, S Wu, Z Li… - Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine sulfated polysaccharides (SPs) have been widely used as food stabilisers or gelling
agents. Recently, accumulated evidence has been collected regarding their bioactivities …

Physicochemical characterization and antioxidant activity of sulphated polysaccharides derived from Porphyra haitanensis

BM Khan, HM Qiu, SY Xu, Y Liu, KL Cheong - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study was designed to fully characterize Porphyra haitanensis polysaccharides, and to
evaluate their antioxidant activity. The polysaccharides primarily contained galactose and 3 …

Effects of ultra-high pressure assisted extraction on the structure, antioxidant and hypolipidemic activities of Porphyra haitanensis polysaccharides

M Zheng, X Tian, Z Li, T Hong, Y Zhu, Y Yang, Q Li… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Porphyra haitanensis polysaccharides (PHPs) have potential antioxidant and hypolipidemic
activities, but still need improvement. Therefore, ultra-high pressure (UHP) assisted …

Seaweeds in food: current trends

C Rogel-Castillo, M Latorre-Castañeda… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Edible seaweeds are an excellent source of macronutrients, micronutrients, and bioactive
compounds, and they can be consumed raw or used as ingredients in food products …

Polysaccharides from Gracilaria lemaneiformis promote the HaCaT keratinocytes wound healing by polarised and directional cell migration

S Veeraperumal, HM Qiu, SS Zeng, WZ Yao… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we evaluated the wound healing activity of polysaccharides fractions from
Gracilaria lemaneiformis. Three purified fractions, namely, GLP-1, GLP-2 and GLP-3 were …

The characteristics of polysaccharide from Gracilaria chouae and its application in food packaging with carboxymethyl cellulose and lysozyme

S Chang, X Zou, B Zhu, L You, Z Zhao, K Hileuskaya - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, Gracilaria chouae polysaccharide (GCP) was prepared and mixed with
carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and lysozyme to develop a novel active packaging film …