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Reyes-Weiss DS, Bligh M, Rhein-Knudsen N, Hehemann JH, Liebeke M, Westereng B, Horn SJ. Application of MALDI-MS for characterization of fucoidan hydrolysates and screening of endo-fucoidanase activity. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 340:122317. [PMID: 38858030 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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Brown macroalgae synthesize large amounts of fucoidans, sulfated fucose-containing polysaccharides, in the ocean. Fucoidans are of importance for their recently discovered contribution to marine carbon dioxide sequestration and due to their potential applications in biotechnology and biomedicine. However, fucoidans have high intra- and intermolecular diversity that challenges assignment of structure to biological function and the development of applications. Fucoidan-active enzymes may be used to simplify this diversity by producing defined oligosaccharides more applicable for structural refinement, characterization, and structure to function assignment for example via bioassays. In this study, we combined MALDI mass spectrometry with biocatalysis to show that the endo-fucoidanases P5AFcnA and Wv323 can produce defined oligosaccharide structures directly from unrefined macroalgal biomass. P5AFcnA released oligosaccharides from seven commercial fucoidan extracts in addition to unrefined biomass of three macroalgae species indicating a broadly applicable approach reproducible across 10 species. Both MALDI-TOF/TOF and AP-MALDI-Orbitrap systems were used, demonstrating that the approach is not instrument-specific and exploiting their combined high-throughput and high-resolution capabilities. Overall, the combination of MALDI-MS and endo-fucoidanase assays offers high-throughput evaluation of fucoidan samples and also enables extraction of defined oligosaccharides of known structure from unrefined seaweed biomass.
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- Diego S Reyes-Weiss
- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Life Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Christian Magnus Falsens vei 18, 1433 Ås, Norway
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- University of Bremen, MARUM Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, Leobener Str. 8, D-28359 Bremen, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstr. 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Life Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Christian Magnus Falsens vei 18, 1433 Ås, Norway
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- University of Bremen, MARUM Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, Leobener Str. 8, D-28359 Bremen, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstr. 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstr. 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany; University of Kiel, Institute for Human Nutrition and Food Science, Heinrich-Hecht-Platz 10, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Life Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Christian Magnus Falsens vei 18, 1433 Ås, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Life Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Christian Magnus Falsens vei 18, 1433 Ås, Norway.
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Qin L, Xu H, He Y, Liang C, Wang K, Cao J, Qu C, Miao J. Purification, Chemical Characterization and Immunomodulatory Activity of a Sulfated Polysaccharide from Marine Brown Algae Durvillaea antarctica. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:223. [PMID: 35447896 PMCID: PMC9026115 DOI: 10.3390/md20040223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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An immunomodulatory polysaccharide (DAP4) was extracted, purified, and characterized from Durvillaea antarctica. The results of chemical and spectroscopic analyses demonstrated that the polysaccharide was a fucoidan, and was mainly composed of (1→3)-α-l-Fucp and (1→4)-α-l-Fucp residues with a small degree of branching at C-3 of (1→4)-α-l-Fucp residues. Sulfate groups were at C-4 of (1→3)-α-l-Fucp, C-2 of (1→4)-α-l-Fucp and minor C-6 of (1→4)-β-d-Galp. Small amounts of xylose and galactose exist in the forms of β-d-Xylp-(1→ and β-d-Gal-(1→. The immunomodulatory activity of DAP4 was measured on RAW 264.7 cells, the results proved that DAP4 exhibited excellent immunomodulatory activities, such as promoted the proliferation of spleen lymphocytes, increased NO production, as well as enhanced phagocytic of macrophages. Besides, DAP4 could also produce better enhancement on the vitality of NK cells. For the high immunomodulatory activity, DAP4 might be a potential source of immunomodulatory fucoidan with a novel structure.
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- Ling Qin
- Key Laboratory of Marine Eco-Environmental Science and Technology, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resource, Qingdao 266061, China; (L.Q.); (H.X.); (Y.H.); (C.L.); (K.W.); (J.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Eco-Environmental Science and Technology, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resource, Qingdao 266061, China; (L.Q.); (H.X.); (Y.H.); (C.L.); (K.W.); (J.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Eco-Environmental Science and Technology, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resource, Qingdao 266061, China; (L.Q.); (H.X.); (Y.H.); (C.L.); (K.W.); (J.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Eco-Environmental Science and Technology, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resource, Qingdao 266061, China; (L.Q.); (H.X.); (Y.H.); (C.L.); (K.W.); (J.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Eco-Environmental Science and Technology, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resource, Qingdao 266061, China; (L.Q.); (H.X.); (Y.H.); (C.L.); (K.W.); (J.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Eco-Environmental Science and Technology, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resource, Qingdao 266061, China; (L.Q.); (H.X.); (Y.H.); (C.L.); (K.W.); (J.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Eco-Environmental Science and Technology, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resource, Qingdao 266061, China; (L.Q.); (H.X.); (Y.H.); (C.L.); (K.W.); (J.C.)
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China
- Marine Natural Products R&D Laboratory, Qingdao Key Laboratory, Qingdao 266061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Eco-Environmental Science and Technology, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resource, Qingdao 266061, China; (L.Q.); (H.X.); (Y.H.); (C.L.); (K.W.); (J.C.)
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China
- Marine Natural Products R&D Laboratory, Qingdao Key Laboratory, Qingdao 266061, China
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Zvyagintseva TN, Usoltseva RV, Shevchenko NM, Surits VV, Imbs TI, Malyarenko OS, Besednova NN, Ivanushko LA, Ermakova SP. Structural diversity of fucoidans and their radioprotective effect. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 273:118551. [PMID: 34560963 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Fucoidans are biologically active sulfated polysaccharides of brown algae. They have a great structural diversity and a wide spectrum of biological activity. This review is intended to outline what is currently known about the structures of fucoidans and their radioprotective effect. We classified fucoidans according to their composition and structure, examined the structure of fucoidans of individual representatives of algae, summarized the available data on changes in the yields and compositions of fucoidans during algae development, and focused on information about underexplored radioprotective effect of these polysaccharides. Based on the presented in the review data, it is possible to select algae, which are the sources of fucoidans of desired structures and to determine the best time to harvest them. The use of high purified polysaccharides with established structures increase the value of studies of their biological effects and the determination of the dependence "structure - biological effect".
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- Tatiana N Zvyagintseva
- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prosp. 100 Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prosp. 100 Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russian Federation.
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prosp. 100 Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prosp. 100 Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prosp. 100 Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prosp. 100 Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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- G.P. Somov Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 1, Selskaya str., 690087 Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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- G.P. Somov Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 1, Selskaya str., 690087 Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prosp. 100 Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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Sichert A, Le Gall S, Klau LJ, Laillet B, Rogniaux H, Aachmann FL, Hehemann JH. Ion-exchange purification and structural characterization of five sulfated fucoidans from brown algae. Glycobiology 2021; 31:352-357. [PMID: 32651947 PMCID: PMC8091464 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwaa064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Fucoidans are a diverse class of sulfated polysaccharides integral to the cell wall of brown algae, and due to their various bioactivities, they are potential drugs. Standardized work with fucoidans is required for structure-function studies, but remains challenging since available fucoidan preparations are often contaminated with other algal compounds. Additionally, fucoidans are structurally diverse depending on species and season, urging the need for standardized purification protocols. Here, we use ion-exchange chromatography to purify different fucoidans and found a high structural diversity between fucoidans. Ion-exchange chromatography efficiently removes the polysaccharides alginate and laminarin and other contaminants such as proteins and phlorotannins across a broad range of fucoidans from major brown algal orders including Ectocarpales, Laminariales and Fucales. By monomer composition, linkage analysis and NMR characterization, we identified galacturonic acid, glucuronic acid and O-acetylation as new structural features of certain fucoidans and provided a novel structure of fucoidan from Durvillaea potatorum with α-1,3-linked fucose backbone and β-1,6 and β-1,3 galactose branches. This study emphasizes the use of standardized ion-exchange chromatography to obtain defined fucoidans for subsequent molecular studies.
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- Andreas Sichert
- Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, 28359 Bremen, Germany
- University of Bremen, Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, MARUM, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- INRAE, UR BIA (Biopolymers Interactions Assemblies), F-44316 Nantes, France
- INRAE, BIBS Facility, F-44316 Nantes, France
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- Norwegian Biopolymer Laboratory (NOBIPOL), Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- INRAE, UR BIA (Biopolymers Interactions Assemblies), F-44316 Nantes, France
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- INRAE, UR BIA (Biopolymers Interactions Assemblies), F-44316 Nantes, France
- INRAE, BIBS Facility, F-44316 Nantes, France
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- Norwegian Biopolymer Laboratory (NOBIPOL), Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, 28359 Bremen, Germany
- University of Bremen, Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, MARUM, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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Ponce NMA, Stortz CA. A Comprehensive and Comparative Analysis of the Fucoidan Compositional Data Across the Phaeophyceae. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:556312. [PMID: 33324429 PMCID: PMC7723892 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.556312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In the current review, compositional data on fucoidans extracted from more than hundred different species were surveyed through the available literature. The analysis of crude extracts, purified extracts or carefully isolated fractions is included in tabular form, discriminating the seaweed source by its taxonomical order (and sometimes the family). This survey was able to encounter some similarities between the different species, as well as some differences. Fractions which were obtained through anion-exchange chromatography or cationic detergent precipitation showed the best separation patterns: the fractions with low charge correspond mostly to highly heterogeneous fucoidans, containing (besides fucose) other monosaccharides like xylose, galactose, mannose, rhamnose, and glucuronic acid, and contain low-sulfate/high uronic acid proportions, whereas those with higher total charge usually contain mainly fucose, accompanied with variable proportions of galactose, are highly sulfated and show almost no uronic acids. The latter fractions are usually the most biologically active. Fractions containing intermediate proportions of both polysaccharides appear at middle ionic strengths. This pattern is common for all the orders of brown seaweeds, and most differences appear from the seaweed source (habitat, season), and from the diverse extraction, purification, and analytitcal methods. The Dictyotales appear to be the most atypical order, as usually large proportions of mannose and uronic acids appear, and thus they obscure the differences between the fractions with different charge. Within the family Alariaceae (order Laminariales), the presence of sulfated galactofucans with high galactose content (almost equal to that of fucose) is especially noteworthy.
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- Nora M. A. Ponce
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Ciudad Universitaria, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Centro de Investigaciones en Hidratos de Carbono (CIHIDECAR/CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Ciudad Universitaria, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Centro de Investigaciones en Hidratos de Carbono (CIHIDECAR/CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Zayed A, El-Aasr M, Ibrahim ARS, Ulber R. Fucoidan Characterization: Determination of Purity and Physicochemical and Chemical Properties. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:E571. [PMID: 33228066 PMCID: PMC7699409 DOI: 10.3390/md18110571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Fucoidans are marine sulfated biopolysaccharides that have heterogenous and complicated chemical structures. Various sugar monomers, glycosidic linkages, molecular masses, branching sites, and sulfate ester pattern and content are involved within their backbones. Additionally, sources, downstream processes, and geographical and seasonal factors show potential effects on fucoidan structural characteristics. These characteristics are documented to be highly related to fucoidan potential activities. Therefore, numerous chemical qualitative and quantitative determinations and structural elucidation methods are conducted to characterize fucoidans regarding their physicochemical and chemical features. Characterization of fucoidan polymers is considered a bottleneck for further biological and industrial applications. Consequently, the obtained results may be related to different activities, which could be improved afterward by further functional modifications. The current article highlights the different spectrometric and nonspectrometric methods applied for the characterization of native fucoidans, including degree of purity, sugar monomeric composition, sulfation pattern and content, molecular mass, and glycosidic linkages.
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- Ahmed Zayed
- Institute of Bioprocess Engineering, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 49, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany;
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Tanta University, College of Pharmacy, El-Guish Street, Tanta 31527, Egypt; (M.E.-A.); (A.-R.S.I.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Tanta University, College of Pharmacy, El-Guish Street, Tanta 31527, Egypt; (M.E.-A.); (A.-R.S.I.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Tanta University, College of Pharmacy, El-Guish Street, Tanta 31527, Egypt; (M.E.-A.); (A.-R.S.I.)
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- Institute of Bioprocess Engineering, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 49, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany;
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Guan Z, Shi L, Wang T, Xu Y, Xu T. Low Molecular Weight Fucoidan from Saccharina Japonica Ameliorates the Antioxidant Capacity and Reduces Plaque Areas in Aorta in Apoe-Deficient Mice with Atherosclerosis. Pharm Chem J 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11094-020-02278-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Imbs TI, Zvyagintseva TN, Ermakova SP. Is the transformation of fucoidans in human body possible? Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 142:778-781. [PMID: 31622701 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Fucoidans are a group of homo-and hetero-polysaccharides, which necessarily contains residues of sulfated α-L-fucose. Fucoidans are found only in brown algae. These polysaccharides exhibit a wide spectrum of biological activity and have a great therapeutic potential. Enzymes capable of catalyzing the degradation of fucoidans are absent in the mammalian enzyme system. The question arises: is the transformation of fucoidan in mammals, particularly in human possible? Studies in vivo (in situ) and in vitro have demonstrated that high molecular weight fucoidans are absorbed across rat intestinal epithelial cells, accumulated by liver macrophages, and characterized by low levels in blood and urine. Using the example of the Okinawa Prefecture (Japan) residents, it was shown that Cladosiphon okamuranus alga is digested and the fucoidan contained in this alga is absorbed in the human body.
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- T I Imbs
- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 159, Prospect 100-let, Vladivostoku 690022, Russia.
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 159, Prospect 100-let, Vladivostoku 690022, Russia.
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 159, Prospect 100-let, Vladivostoku 690022, Russia.
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Felline S, Del Coco L, Kaleb S, Guarnieri G, Fraschetti S, Terlizzi A, Fanizzi FP, Falace A. The response of the algae Fucus virsoides (Fucales, Ochrophyta) to Roundup® solution exposure: A metabolomics approach. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 254:112977. [PMID: 31377326 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.112977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Glyphosate, as a broad-spectrum herbicide, is frequently detected in water and several studies have investigated its effects on several freshwater aquatic organisms. Yet, only few investigations have been performed on marine macroalgae. Here, we studied both the metabolomics responses and the effect on primary production in the endemic brown algae Fucus virsoides exposed to different concentration (0, 0.5, 1.5 and 2.5 mg L-1) of a commercial glyphosate-based herbicide, namely Roundup®. Our results show that Roundup® significantly reduced quantum yield of photosynthesis (Fv/Fm) and caused alteration in the metabolomic profiles of exposed thalli compared to controls. Together with the decrease in the aromatic amino acids (phenylalanine and tyrosine), an increase in shikimate content was detected. The branched-amino acids differently varied according to levels of herbicide exposure, as well as observed for the content of choline, formate, glucose, malonate and fumarate. Our results suggest that marine primary producers could be largely affected by the agricultural land use, this asking for further studies addressing the ecosystem-level effects of glyphosate-based herbicides in coastal waters.
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- S Felline
- CoNISMa, Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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- CoNISMa, Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196, Roma, Italy; Department of Biology, Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80926, Napoli, Italy; Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, 80121, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127, Trieste, Italy; Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, 80121, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100, Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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Han W, Fan X, Teng L, Kaczurowski MJS, Zhang X, Xu D, Yin Y, Ye N. Identification, classification, and evolution of putative xylosyltransferases from algae. PROTOPLASMA 2019; 256:1119-1132. [PMID: 30941581 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-019-01358-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Xylosyltransferases (XylTs) play key roles in the biosynthesis of many different polysaccharides. These enzymes transfer D-xylose from UDP-xylose to substrate acceptors. In this study, we identified 30 XylTs from primary endosymbionts (green algae, red algae, and glaucophytes) and secondary or higher endosymbionts (brown algae, diatoms, Eustigmatophyceae, Pelagophyceae, and Cryptophyta). We performed comparative phylogenetic studies on key XylT subfamilies, and investigated the functional divergence of genes using RNA-Seq. Of the 30 XylTs, one β-1,4-XylT IRX14-related, one β-1,4 XylT IRX10L-related, and one xyloglucan 6-XylT 1-related gene were identified in the Charophyta, showing strong similarities to their land plant descendants. This implied the ancient occurrence of xylan and xyloglucan biosynthetic machineries in Charophyta. The other 27 XylTs were identified as UDP-D-xylose: L-fucose-α-1,3-D-XylT (FucXylT) type that specifically transferred D-xylose to fucose. We propose that FucXylTs originated from the last eukaryotic common ancestor, rather than being plant specific, because they are also distributed in Choanoflagellatea and Echinodermata. Considering the evidence from many aspects, we hypothesize that the FucXylTs likely participated in fucoidan biosynthesis in brown algae. We provide the first insights into the evolutionary history and functional divergence of FucXylT in algal biology.
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- Wentao Han
- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
- Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes,, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- College of Life Science, Dezhou University, Dezhou, 253023, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China.
- Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes,, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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Ponce NMA, Flores ML, Pujol CA, Becerra MB, Navarro DA, Córdoba O, Damonte EB, Stortz CA. Fucoidans from the phaeophyta Scytosiphon lomentaria: Chemical analysis and antiviral activity of the galactofucan component. Carbohydr Res 2019; 478:18-24. [PMID: 31048118 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The brown seaweed Scytosiphon lomentaria produces moderate amounts of fucoidans. By cetrimide fractionation, typical heavily sulfated galactofucans are obtained, with no major signs of chemical heterogeneity, together with fractions with higher proportions of xylose, mannose and uronic acids. Anyway, fucose is the most important monosaccharide in most of the subfractions of the subsequent extracts. The fucan moieties appear to be mostly as 3-linked α-l-fucopyranosyl units, with several patterns of sulfate and branching. Galactose is mostly 6-linked, whereas mannose appears to be 2-linked, and xylose appears mostly as terminal stubs. Small amounts of 2-O-acetylated fucose units appear. A high and selective antiviral activity against HSV-1 and HSV-2 was determined for the galactofucan fractions whereas the uronofucoidans were inactive.
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- Nora M A Ponce
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Centro de Investigaciones en Hidratos de Carbono (CIHIDECAR), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Farmacognosia, GQBMRNP, AAI, Centro Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Científico Tecnológico (CRIDECIT), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Km 4, s/N°, 9000, Comodoro Rivadavia, Provincia de Chubut, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Química Biológica (IQUIBICEN), Departamento de Química Biológica, Laboratorio de Virología, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Farmacognosia, GQBMRNP, AAI, Centro Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Científico Tecnológico (CRIDECIT), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Km 4, s/N°, 9000, Comodoro Rivadavia, Provincia de Chubut, Argentina; Química Biológica II, GQBMRNP, AAI, Centro Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Científico Tecnológico (CRIDECIT), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Km 4, s/N°, 9000, Comodoro Rivadavia, Provincia de Chubut, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Centro de Investigaciones en Hidratos de Carbono (CIHIDECAR), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Química Biológica II, GQBMRNP, AAI, Centro Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Científico Tecnológico (CRIDECIT), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Km 4, s/N°, 9000, Comodoro Rivadavia, Provincia de Chubut, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Química Biológica (IQUIBICEN), Departamento de Química Biológica, Laboratorio de Virología, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Centro de Investigaciones en Hidratos de Carbono (CIHIDECAR), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Bilan MI, Ustyuzhanina NE, Shashkov AS, Thanh TTT, Bui ML, Tran TTV, Bui VN, Nifantiev NE, Usov AI. A sulfated galactofucan from the brown alga Hormophysa cuneiformis (Fucales, Sargassaceae). Carbohydr Res 2018; 469:48-54. [PMID: 30267959 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2018.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The brown alga Hormophysa cuneiformis collected from the coastal waters of Vietnam was used to isolate a mixture of sulfated polysaccharides FHC, which was fractionated further by anion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sephacel. The main fraction F3 eluted with 1.5 M NaCl contained essentially l-fucose, d-galactose and sulfate and has very complex NMR spectra. Desulfation to obtain F3deS followed by Smith degradation to obtain F3deS-Sm was used to simplify the structure of F3, and all these preparations were characterized by methylation analysis and NMR spectra. A linear (1 → 3)-linked backbone built up of α-l-fucopyranose residues was identified as the main structural motif of molecules. Some fucose residues attached to position 4 of its 3-linked neighbor were found as branches. Galactose residues having both α- and β-configurations were found mostly at the periphery of molecules. They are present as (1 → 6)-linked disaccharide of two β-d-Galp attached to position 4 of the backbone or as single α-d-Galp attached to the same position. Sulfate groups in F3 may probably occupy any positions of the molecule. F3 acts as anticoagulant and is about half as active as the standard low-molecular mass heparin (enoxaparin). FHC was practically inactive in cytotoxicity test against six human cancer cell lines.
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- Maria I Bilan
- N.D.Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- N.D.Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- N.D.Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Nha Trang Institute of Technology Research and Application, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
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- Nha Trang Institute of Technology Research and Application, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
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- University of Khanh Hoa, 01 Nguyen Chanh Street, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam; Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- N.D.Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- N.D.Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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Song Y, Wang Q, Wang Q, He Y, Ren D, Liu S, Wu L. Structural characterization and antitumor effects of fucoidans from brown algae Kjellmaniella crassifolia farmed in northern China. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 119:125-133. [PMID: 30041037 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.07.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Brown alga-derived fucoidan has been proven to have a variety of bioactivities. To explore the antitumor effect of fucoidan, Kjellmaniella crassifolia (farmed in Dalian, China)was enzymatically digested to obtain the crude extract (F), which was further separated into three fractions (F1, F2 and F3). The monosaccharide composition and structural characteristics of the isolated fractions were determined using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. F1 is an acetylated galactofucan, and F2 consists of fucose, galactose, mannose and glucuronic acid. F3 has two components, an acetylated galactofucan and a pure sulfated fucan. F, F1 and F2 showed limited cytotoxicity against murine hepatocarcinoma Hca-F cells in vitro. Oral administration of F at a dose of 450 mg/kg d significantly inhibited lump growth in Hca-F-inoculated mice and led to upregulated FAS expression in tumor tissues compared to that of the control. F1 and F2 did not show competitive antineoplastic efficacy, as did the crude extract. Crude fucoidan could be a promising antitumor adjuvant. The origin of its efficacy may be the small molecules, such as phenols that attached to native fucoidan. This theory needs to be further confirmed.
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- Yuefan Song
- National R & D Branch Center for Seaweed Processing, Dalian 116023, PR China; Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Utilization of Liaoning Province, Dalian 116023, PR China; College of Food Science and Engineering, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, PR China
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- National R & D Branch Center for Seaweed Processing, Dalian 116023, PR China; Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Utilization of Liaoning Province, Dalian 116023, PR China; College of Food Science and Engineering, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, PR China.
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- National R & D Branch Center for Seaweed Processing, Dalian 116023, PR China; Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Utilization of Liaoning Province, Dalian 116023, PR China; College of Food Science and Engineering, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, PR China
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- National R & D Branch Center for Seaweed Processing, Dalian 116023, PR China; Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Utilization of Liaoning Province, Dalian 116023, PR China; College of Food Science and Engineering, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, PR China
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- National R & D Branch Center for Seaweed Processing, Dalian 116023, PR China; Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Utilization of Liaoning Province, Dalian 116023, PR China; College of Food Science and Engineering, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, PR China
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- National R & D Branch Center for Seaweed Processing, Dalian 116023, PR China; Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Utilization of Liaoning Province, Dalian 116023, PR China; College of Food Science and Engineering, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, PR China
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- National R & D Branch Center for Seaweed Processing, Dalian 116023, PR China; Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Utilization of Liaoning Province, Dalian 116023, PR China; College of Food Science and Engineering, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, PR China
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Cunha L, Grenha A. Sulfated Seaweed Polysaccharides as Multifunctional Materials in Drug Delivery Applications. Mar Drugs 2016; 14:E42. [PMID: 26927134 PMCID: PMC4820297 DOI: 10.3390/md14030042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In the last decades, the discovery of metabolites from marine resources showing biological activity has increased significantly. Among marine resources, seaweed is a valuable source of structurally diverse bioactive compounds. The cell walls of marine algae are rich in sulfated polysaccharides, including carrageenan in red algae, ulvan in green algae and fucoidan in brown algae. Sulfated polysaccharides have been increasingly studied over the years in the pharmaceutical field, given their potential usefulness in applications such as the design of drug delivery systems. The purpose of this review is to discuss potential applications of these polymers in drug delivery systems, with a focus on carrageenan, ulvan and fucoidan. General information regarding structure, extraction process and physicochemical properties is presented, along with a brief reference to reported biological activities. For each material, specific applications under the scope of drug delivery are described, addressing in privileged manner particulate carriers, as well as hydrogels and beads. A final section approaches the application of sulfated polysaccharides in targeted drug delivery, focusing with particular interest the capacity for macrophage targeting.
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- Ludmylla Cunha
- Centre for Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
- Drug Delivery Laboratory, Centre for Biomedical Research (CBMR), Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Algarve, Gambelas Campus, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
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- Centre for Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
- Drug Delivery Laboratory, Centre for Biomedical Research (CBMR), Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Algarve, Gambelas Campus, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
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Polysaccharides of algae 67. Carrageenan from Pacific red alga Turnerella mertensiana (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Russ Chem Bull 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11172-015-0993-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ustyuzhanina NE, Bilan MI, Gerbst AG, Ushakova NA, Tsvetkova EA, Dmitrenok AS, Usov AI, Nifantiev NE. Anticoagulant and antithrombotic activities of modified xylofucan sulfate from the brown alga Punctaria plantaginea. Carbohydr Polym 2016; 136:826-33. [PMID: 26572418 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.09.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 09/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Selectively and totally sulfated (1 → 3)-linked linear homofucans bearing ∼ 20 monosaccharide residues on average have been prepared from the branched xylofucan sulfate isolated from the brown alga Punctaria plantaginea. Anticoagulant and antithrombotic properties of the parent biopolymer and its derivatives were assessed in vitro. Highly sulfated linear fucan derivatives were shown to inhibit clot formation in APTT assay and ristocetin induced platelets aggregation, while the partially sulfated analogs were inactive. In the experiments with purified proteins, fucan derivatives with degree of sulfation of ∼ 2.0 were found to enhance thrombin and factor Xa inhibition by antithrombin III. The effect of sulfated fucans on thrombin inhibition, which was similar to those of heparinoid Clexane(®) (enoxaparin) and of a fucoidan from the brown alga Saccharina latissima studied previously, can be explained by the multicenter interaction and formation of a ternary complex thrombin-antithrombin III-polysaccharide. The possibility of such complexation was confirmed by computer docking study.
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- Nadezhda E Ustyuzhanina
- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 47, B-334, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 47, B-334, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 47, B-334, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- V.N. Orekhovich Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Pogodinskaya Str. 10, 119121 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 47, B-334, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 47, B-334, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 47, B-334, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 47, B-334, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation.
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Anisimova NY, Ustyuzhanina NE, Donenko FV, Bilan MI, Ushakova NA, Usov AI, Nifantiev NE, Kiselevskiy MV. Influence of fucoidans and their derivatives on antitumor and phagocytic activity of human blood leucocytes. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2015; 80:925-33. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297915070111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Ustyuzhanina NE, Bilan MI, Ushakova NA, Usov AI, Kiselevskiy MV, Nifantiev NE. Fucoidans: Pro- or antiangiogenic agents? Glycobiology 2014; 24:1265-74. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwu063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Algal Polysaccharides and Health. POLYSACCHARIDES 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-03751-6_24-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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