Bioactivity and Applications of Sulphated Polysaccharides from Marine Microalgae
Marine microalgae have been used for a long time as food for humans, such as Arthrospira (formerly, Spirulina), and for animals in aquaculture. The biomass of these microalgae and the compounds they produce have been shown to possess several biological applications with numerous health benefits. The...
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| author | Rui Manuel Santos Costa de Morais Maria Filomena de Jesus Raposo Alcina Maria Miranda Bernardo de Morais |
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| description | Marine microalgae have been used for a long time as food for humans, such as Arthrospira (formerly, Spirulina), and for animals in aquaculture. The biomass of these microalgae and the compounds they produce have been shown to possess several biological applications with numerous health benefits. The present review puts up-to-date the research on the biological activities and applications of polysaccharides, active biocompounds synthesized by marine unicellular algae, which are, most of the times, released into the surrounding medium (exo- or extracellular polysaccharides, EPS). It goes through the most studied activities of sulphated polysaccharides (sPS) or their derivatives, but also highlights lesser known applications as hypolipidaemic or hypoglycaemic, or as biolubricant agents and drag-reducers. Therefore, the great potentials of sPS from marine microalgae to be used as nutraceuticals, therapeutic agents, cosmetics, or in other areas, such as engineering, are approached in this review. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f735da6b3da49d797f367d557534f052022-12-22T02:55:10ZengMDPI AGMarine Drugs1660-33972013-01-0111123325210.3390/md11010233Bioactivity and Applications of Sulphated Polysaccharides from Marine MicroalgaeRui Manuel Santos Costa de MoraisMaria Filomena de Jesus RaposoAlcina Maria Miranda Bernardo de MoraisMarine microalgae have been used for a long time as food for humans, such as Arthrospira (formerly, Spirulina), and for animals in aquaculture. The biomass of these microalgae and the compounds they produce have been shown to possess several biological applications with numerous health benefits. The present review puts up-to-date the research on the biological activities and applications of polysaccharides, active biocompounds synthesized by marine unicellular algae, which are, most of the times, released into the surrounding medium (exo- or extracellular polysaccharides, EPS). It goes through the most studied activities of sulphated polysaccharides (sPS) or their derivatives, but also highlights lesser known applications as hypolipidaemic or hypoglycaemic, or as biolubricant agents and drag-reducers. Therefore, the great potentials of sPS from marine microalgae to be used as nutraceuticals, therapeutic agents, cosmetics, or in other areas, such as engineering, are approached in this review.http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/11/1/233EPSsPSsulphated (exo)polysaccharidesmarine microalgae |
| spellingShingle | Rui Manuel Santos Costa de Morais Maria Filomena de Jesus Raposo Alcina Maria Miranda Bernardo de Morais Bioactivity and Applications of Sulphated Polysaccharides from Marine Microalgae Marine Drugs EPS sPS sulphated (exo)polysaccharides marine microalgae |
| title | Bioactivity and Applications of Sulphated Polysaccharides from Marine Microalgae |
| title_full | Bioactivity and Applications of Sulphated Polysaccharides from Marine Microalgae |
| title_fullStr | Bioactivity and Applications of Sulphated Polysaccharides from Marine Microalgae |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bioactivity and Applications of Sulphated Polysaccharides from Marine Microalgae |
| title_short | Bioactivity and Applications of Sulphated Polysaccharides from Marine Microalgae |
| title_sort | bioactivity and applications of sulphated polysaccharides from marine microalgae |
| topic | EPS sPS sulphated (exo)polysaccharides marine microalgae |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/11/1/233 |
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