Extraction, Isolation, Characterization, and Biological Activity of Sulfated Polysaccharides Present in Ascidian Viscera <i>Microcosmus exasperatus</i>

Extraction, Isolation, Characterization, and Biological Activity of Sulfated Polysaccharides Present in Ascidian Viscera <i>Microcosmus exasperatus</i>

Ascidians are marine invertebrates that synthesize sulfated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) within their viscera. Ascidian GAGs are considered analogues of mammalian GAGs and possess great potential as bioactive compounds, presenting antitumoral and anticoagulant activity. Due to its worldwide occurrence...

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Main Authors: Ananda de Araujo Bento, Marianna Cardoso Maciel, Francisco Felipe Bezerra, Paulo Antônio de Souza Mourão, Mauro Sérgio Gonçalves Pavão, Mariana Paranhos Stelling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
Subjects:
<i>Microcosmus exasperatus</i>
ascidians
sulfated glycosaminoglycans
cancer
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/16/10/1401

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