Advances in Oligosaccharides and Polysaccharide Modifications in Marine Bioresources

• Other Authors: Kumagai, Yuya (Editor), Kishimura, Hideki (Editor), Zhu, Benwei (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Biotechnology; chitinases; crystalline chitin; chitooligosaccharides; N,N'-diacetylchitobiose; Pseudoalteromonas; Ulva; polysaccharide; oligosaccharide; structure; preparation; activity; glucanase; Vibrio; carbohydrate-binding domain; glycoside hydrolase family 17; keto-deoxy-sugar; 2-keto-3-deoxy sugar acid; 2-keto-3-deoxy-l-galactonate; agarose; red algae; 3,6-anhydro-l-galactose; Codium fragile; sulfated polysaccharides; anti-inflammatory activity; RAW 264.7 cells; zebrafish; alginate lyase; biochemical characterization; endo/exolytic; psychrophilic; cold-tolerant; fucoidan lyase; polysaccharides; crystal structure; catalytic mechanism; endo-type; alkaliphilic; polyM-preferred; cold-adaption; high degree of polymerization; chitosan oligosaccharide; N-acetylated chitosan oligosaccharide; ARPE-19; oxidative stress; Nrf2; cancer; migration; adhesion; fucoidans; human colorectal cancer; Ecklonia radiata; Ecklonia maxima; Sargassum elegans; monkeypox virus; protein A29; protein A35; heparin; sea cucumbers; marine sulfated glycans; surface plasmon resonance
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Due to global climate change, environmental issues have become more conscious. Seaweeds play a major role in blue carbon, which fixes carbon to the ocean by taking in carbon dioxide through photosynthesis and producing polysaccharides. In addition to environmental problems, marine polysaccharides have various modifying groups and have been found to have different functionality from land plants. Marine polysaccharides have been used in foods and medicines. Recently, novel biocatalysis of polysaccharide-relating enzymes has been discovered. As a result, the functionality of oligosaccharides from marine polysaccharides has been clarified, e.g., health functionality such as anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory effect, intestinal regulation and antioxidant activity. This Special Issue aims to accumulate the knowledge of preparation, function, structure, and application of bioactive oligosaccharides and polysaccharides-relating enzymes from marine organisms. This Special Issue aimed to contribute to the achievement of multiple goals of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (No. 2, 3, 12, 14), and we invited scientists to submit their latest research findings in this field. Comprehensive review papers are also welcomed.