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Review

Diatom-Specific Oligosaccharide and Polysaccharide Structures Help to Unravel Biosynthetic Capabilities in Diatoms

by
Bruno Gügi
1,
Tinaïg Le Costaouec
2,
Carole Burel
1,
Patrice Lerouge
1,
William Helbert
2,* and
Muriel Bardor
1,3,*
1
Laboratoire Glyco-MEV EA 4358, Université de Rouen, Normandie Université, Institut de Recherche et d’Innovation Biomédicale (IRIB), Végétale Agronomie Sol Innovation (VASI), Normandie Université, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, 76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
2
CNRS, Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales (CERMAV), Université Grenoble Alpes, CERMAV, F-38000 Grenoble, France
3
Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), 75005 Paris, France
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Mar. Drugs 2015, 13(9), 5993-6018; https://doi.org/10.3390/md13095993
Submission received: 29 June 2015 / Revised: 10 September 2015 / Accepted: 11 September 2015 / Published: 18 September 2015
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Metabolites in Diatoms)
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Abstract

Diatoms are marine organisms that represent one of the most important sources of biomass in the ocean, accounting for about 40% of marine primary production, and in the biosphere, contributing up to 20% of global CO2 fixation. There has been a recent surge in developing the use of diatoms as a source of bioactive compounds in the food and cosmetic industries. In addition, the potential of diatoms such as Phaeodactylum tricornutum as cell factories for the production of biopharmaceuticals is currently under evaluation. These biotechnological applications require a comprehensive understanding of the sugar biosynthesis pathways that operate in diatoms. Here, we review diatom glycan and polysaccharide structures, thus revealing their sugar biosynthesis capabilities.
Keywords: microalgae; glycan; polysaccharide; diatom; exopolysaccharides; EPS; nucleotide sugars microalgae; glycan; polysaccharide; diatom; exopolysaccharides; EPS; nucleotide sugars

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Gügi, B.; Le Costaouec, T.; Burel, C.; Lerouge, P.; Helbert, W.; Bardor, M. Diatom-Specific Oligosaccharide and Polysaccharide Structures Help to Unravel Biosynthetic Capabilities in Diatoms. Mar. Drugs 2015, 13, 5993-6018. https://doi.org/10.3390/md13095993

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Gügi B, Le Costaouec T, Burel C, Lerouge P, Helbert W, Bardor M. Diatom-Specific Oligosaccharide and Polysaccharide Structures Help to Unravel Biosynthetic Capabilities in Diatoms. Marine Drugs. 2015; 13(9):5993-6018. https://doi.org/10.3390/md13095993

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Gügi, Bruno, Tinaïg Le Costaouec, Carole Burel, Patrice Lerouge, William Helbert, and Muriel Bardor. 2015. "Diatom-Specific Oligosaccharide and Polysaccharide Structures Help to Unravel Biosynthetic Capabilities in Diatoms" Marine Drugs 13, no. 9: 5993-6018. https://doi.org/10.3390/md13095993

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Gügi, B., Le Costaouec, T., Burel, C., Lerouge, P., Helbert, W., & Bardor, M. (2015). Diatom-Specific Oligosaccharide and Polysaccharide Structures Help to Unravel Biosynthetic Capabilities in Diatoms. Marine Drugs, 13(9), 5993-6018. https://doi.org/10.3390/md13095993

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