Since ancient times, seaweeds have been employed as source of highly bioactive
secondary metabolites that could act as key medicinal components. Furthermore, research …

The marine acid polysaccharide fucoidan has attracted attention from both the food and
pharmaceutical industries due to its promising therapeutic effects. Fucoidan is a …

With rising global population and decreasing available land and fresh water resources, the
oceans provide an attractive domain for sourcing nutrients. The marine macroalgae Ulva sp …

Carrageenan is a polysaccharide derived from red algae (seaweed) with enormous
economic potential in a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, food …

Seaweed polysaccharides are reported to possess biological and medicinal properties.
Specifically, the antioxidant activity of seaweed extracts is the subject of intensive research …

The aim of this work is to characterize the primary structure and physicochemical properties
of natural polysaccharides (GLP) and degraded polysaccharides (GLP UD) from …

Comprehensive in scope, Food Polysaccharides and Their Applications, Second Edition
explains the production aspects and the chemical and physical properties of the main …

An exopolysaccharide (EPS)-producing strain YW11 isolated from Tibet Kefir was identified
as Lactobacillus plantarum, and the strain was shown to produce 90 mg L− 1 of EPS when …

Hydrocolloids from seaweeds have interesting functional properties, such as antioxidant
activity and gelling ability. A polysaccharide was isolated by aqueous extraction at 90° C …

Based on their composition, marine algae, and namely red seaweeds, are good potential
functional foods. Intestinal mucosal barrier function refers to the capacity of the intestine to …