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Wang J, Zhu K, Zhang M, Zhou Q, Ji W, Yao Z, Li D. Pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution, and subacute toxicity of oral carrageenan in mice. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 266:130725. [PMID: 38490394 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130725] [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: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
Abstract
Carrageenan (CGN) is a typical sulfated polysaccharide widely applied in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Its in vivo behavior plays vital roles in understanding structural and biological functional relationships. The lack of UV chromophores in highly sulfated polysaccharides presents a challenge for their in vivo behavior studies. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a fast and effective quantitative fluorescence method for investigating the pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of CGN. Fluorescence isothiocyanate labeling of CGN (FCGN) and microplate reader-based measurements were developed and validated to study its pharmacokinetics. These results showed that the FCGN concentration peaked at 3 h, the mean residence time was 36.6 h, and the clearance rate was 0.1 L/h/kg. Most of the FCGN was excreted in the feces, while 9.2 % was excreted in the urine, suggesting absorption and metabolism. The pharmacokinetic parameters indicated that the FCGN was absorbed quickly, eliminated slowly, and could remain in the body for a sustained profile. Moreover, ex vivo imaging and quantification of FCGN in tissues revealed that FCGN accumulated in the liver and kidney. Furthermore, oral administration of CGN or KOs for 14 days led to changes in liver and kidney indices. Histological analysis of significant organs revealed hepatocyte necrosis in the liver, renal tubular vacuolization in the kidney, and incomplete colonic epithelial cells. The KOs had a more significant effect on inflammatory cell infiltration than did CGNs. These in vivo findings laid the foundation for the study and application of CGN in food and pharmaceutical applications.
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- Jiahui Wang
- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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Ning L, Zhu B, Yao Z. Separation, purification and structural characterization of marine oligosaccharides: A comprehensive and systematic review of chromatographic methods. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1719:464755. [PMID: 38394786 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.464755] [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: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
Abstract
Marine oligosaccharides have now been applied in a wide range of industry due to various kinds of physiological activities. However, the oligosaccharides with different polymeric degrees (Dps) differed in physiological activities and applicable fields. So it is promising and essential to separate, purify and structurally characterize these oligosaccharides for understanding their structure-function relationship. This review will summarize the lasted developments in the separation, purification and structural characterization of marine oligosaccharides, including the alginate oligosaccharides, carrageenan oligosaccharides, agar oligosaccharides, chitin oligosaccharides and chitosan oligosaccharides, emphasizing the successful examples of methods for separation and purification. Furthermore, an outlook for preparation of functional oligosaccharides in food biotechnology and agriculture fields is also included. This comprehensive review could definitely promote the utilization of marine functional polysaccharides for food and agriculture.
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- Limin Ning
- College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China; School of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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Yao Z, Zhu K, Gu T, Schmitz OJ, Li D. An active derivatization detection method for inline monitoring the isolation of carbohydrates by preparative liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1719:464730. [PMID: 38367394 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.464730] [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: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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Polysaccharides have unique physio-chemical properties and various biological functions and have rapidly expanded interest over the last two decades. The purification of polysaccharides and their degraded oligosaccharides is challenging because carbohydrates have no chromophore and need a proper detector to monitor the chromatographic elution process. This study proposed an active derivatization detection (ADD) method based on active splitting from post-column flow, a microchannel reactor for efficient derivatization of polysaccharide reducing sugars with p-hydroxybenzoic acid hydrazide, and in-line detection by the UV detector of liquid chromatography system. The method and device were validated by the use of 11 monosaccharides, sulfated oligosaccharides (from degraded carrageenan), and polysaccharides (from Zizania latifolia). It has shown much better performance than the traditional phenol-sulfuric acid method (gold standard). Moreover, the ADD module presumes an add-in to the original preparative LC system, independent of the scale of the purification process and type of system. The developed method is versatile for chromatographic separation of carbohydrates and lays the foundation for their subsequent studies.
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- Zhen Yao
- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Applied Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 5-7, Essen 45141, Germany
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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Hong T, Long L, Sang Y, Jiang Z, Ni H, Zheng M, Li L, Li Q, Zhu Y. Simultaneous enhancement of thermostability and catalytic activity of κ-carrageenase from Pseudoalteromonas tetraodonis by rational design. Enzyme Microb Technol 2023; 167:110241. [PMID: 37060759 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2023.110241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023]
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κ-Carrageenase provides an attractive enzymatic approach to preparation of κ-carrageenan oligosaccharides. Pseudoalteromonas tetraodonis κ-carrageenase is active at the alkaline conditions but displays low thermostability. To further improve its enzymatic performance, two mutants of Q42V and I51H exhibiting both improved thermostability and enzyme activity were screened by the PoPMuSiC algorithm. Compared with the wild-type κ-carrageenase (WT), Q42V and I51H increased the enzyme activity by 20.9% and 25.4%, respectively. After treatment at 50 ℃ for 40 min, Q42V and I51H enhanced the residual activity by 31.1% and 25.9%, respectively. The Tm values of Q42V, I51H, and WT determined by differential scanning calorimetry were 58.2 ℃, 54.8 ℃, and 51.2 ℃, respectively. Compared with untreated and HCl-treated κ-carrageenans, Q42V-treated κ-carrageenan exhibited higher pancreatic lipase inhibitory activity. Molecular docking analysis indicated that the additional pi-sigma force and hydrophobic interaction in the enzyme-substrate complex could account for the increased catalytic activity of Q42V and I51H, respectively. Molecular dynamics analysis indicated that the improved thermostability of mutants Q42V and I51H could be attributed to the less structural deviation and the flexible changes of enzyme conformation at high temperature. This study provides new insight into κ-carrageenase performance improvement and identifies good candidates for their industrial applications.
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- Tao Hong
- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering, Xiamen 361021, China; Research Center of Food Biotechnology of Xiamen City, Xiamen 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering, Xiamen 361021, China; Research Center of Food Biotechnology of Xiamen City, Xiamen 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering, Xiamen 361021, China; Research Center of Food Biotechnology of Xiamen City, Xiamen 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering, Xiamen 361021, China; Research Center of Food Biotechnology of Xiamen City, Xiamen 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering, Xiamen 361021, China; Research Center of Food Biotechnology of Xiamen City, Xiamen 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering, Xiamen 361021, China; Research Center of Food Biotechnology of Xiamen City, Xiamen 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering, Xiamen 361021, China; Research Center of Food Biotechnology of Xiamen City, Xiamen 361021, China.
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Wang S, Zhang B, Chang X, Zhao H, Zhang H, Zhao T, Qi H. Potential use of seaweed polysaccharides as prebiotics for management of metabolic syndrome: a review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023:1-21. [DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2191135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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