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Polysaccharides, Volume 3, Issue 2

2022 June - 10 articles

Cover Story: Carbohydrates or polysaccharides are the main products derived from photosynthesis and carbon fixation in the Calvin cycle. Compared to other sources, polysaccharides derived from microalgae are safe, biocompatible, biodegradable, stable, and versatile. Microalgae polysaccharides are promising sustainable alternatives for potential applications in several sectors, and the choice of producing microalgal species depends on the required functional activity. In this context, this review article aims to provide an overview of microalgae technology for polysaccharide production, emphasizing its potential in the food, animal feed, and agriculture sector. View this paper
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Articles (10)

  • Review
  • Open Access
130 Citations
14,205 Views
17 Pages

Microalgae Polysaccharides: An Alternative Source for Food Production and Sustainable Agriculture

  • Juliana Botelho Moreira,
  • Bruna da Silva Vaz,
  • Bruna Barcelos Cardias,
  • Camila Gonzales Cruz,
  • Ana Claudia Araujo de Almeida,
  • Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa and
  • Michele Greque de Morais

Carbohydrates or polysaccharides are the main products derived from photosynthesis and carbon fixation in the Calvin cycle. Compared to other sources, polysaccharides derived from microalgae are safe, biocompatible, biodegradable, stable, and versati...

(This article belongs to the Collection Current Opinion in Polysaccharides)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,859 Views
15 Pages

Ionic Strength of Methylcellulose-Based Films: An Alternative for Modulating Mechanical Performance and Hydrophobicity for Potential Food Packaging Application

  • Rafael Resende Assis Silva,
  • Clara Suprani Marques,
  • Tarsila Rodrigues Arruda,
  • Samiris Cocco Teixeira,
  • Taíla Veloso de Oliveira,
  • Paulo Cesar Stringheta,
  • Ana Clarissa dos Santos Pires and
  • Nilda de Fátima Ferreira Soares

The growing environmental concern with the inappropriate disposal of conventional plastics has driven the development of eco-friendly food packaging. However, the intrinsic characteristics of polymers of a renewable origin, e.g., poor mechanical prop...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polysaccharides for Application in Packaging)
  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,083 Views
15 Pages

Biofunctionalized Nanomaterials: Alternative for Encapsulation Process Enhancement

  • Francisco Fabián Razura-Carmona,
  • Alejandro Perez-Larios,
  • Sonia Guadalupe Sáyago-Ayerdi,
  • Mayra Herrera-Martínez and
  • Jorge Alberto Sánchez-Burgos

In recent years, interest in the development of nanometric materials with specific characteristics has grown; however, there are few scientific contributions that associate encapsulation methodologies and matrices with the particle objective (metabol...

(This article belongs to the Collection Current Opinion in Polysaccharides)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,262 Views
10 Pages

Orange bagasse (OB) could be considered a sustainable, renewable, and low-cost biomass for the extraction of cellulose. In this context, reactive extrusion can be considered an excellent, eco-friendly, alternative process for the extraction of cellul...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Eco-friendly/Sustainable Approach to Polysaccharides as (nano) materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,260 Views
13 Pages

Low-Denaturazing Glucose Oxidase Immobilization onto Graphite Electrodes by Incubation in Chitosan Solutions

  • Mireia Buaki-Sogó,
  • Laura García-Carmona,
  • Mayte Gil-Agustí,
  • Marta García-Pellicer and
  • Alfredo Quijano-López

In this work, glucose oxidase (GOx) has been immobilized onto graphite rod electrodes through an assisted-chitosan adsorption reaching an enzyme coverage of 4 nmol/cm2. The direct and irreversible single adsorption of the Flavine Adenine Dinucleotide...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Chitin and Collagen: Isolation, Purification, Characterization, and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,991 Views
8 Pages

Pomace-Cassava as Antioxidant Bio-Based Coating Polymers for Cheeses

  • Pricila Veiga-Santos,
  • Karina de Jesus Antonio,
  • Carolina Toledo Santos,
  • Amanda Alves Arruda,
  • Larissa Bindo de Barros and
  • Larissa Tulio Gonçalves

Fruit and vegetable-based materials, rich in phenolic pigments, and especially anthocyanins, have attracted attention as promising sources for bio-based antioxidant coating polymers, being a non-toxic, natural, ecofriendly, and green label solution t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polysaccharides for Application in Packaging)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,845 Views
24 Pages

Removal of Iron, Manganese, Cadmium, and Nickel Ions Using Brewers’ Spent Grain

  • Karina Haro Carrasco,
  • Egon Götz Höfgen,
  • Dominik Brunner,
  • Konstantin B. L. Borchert,
  • Berthold Reis,
  • Christine Steinbach,
  • Martin Mayer,
  • Simona Schwarz,
  • Karl Glas and
  • Dana Schwarz

The human-made pollution of surface and ground waters is becoming an inevitable and persistently urgent problem for humankind and life in general, as these pollutants are also distributed by their natural circulation. For example, from mining activit...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Eco-friendly/Sustainable Approach to Polysaccharides as (nano) materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,149 Views
9 Pages

Development and In Vitro Cytotoxicity of Citrus sinensis Oil-Loaded Chitosan Electrostatic Complexes

  • Antonio M. N. de Toledo,
  • Adriana R. Machado and
  • Leonor A. de Souza-Soares

Electrostatic complexes based on chitosan, lecithin, and sodium tripolyphosphate were produced and evaluated with respect to their encapsulation capacity and cytotoxicity. Physical chemical properties were determined by zeta potential values and size...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Chitin and Collagen: Isolation, Purification, Characterization, and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,378 Views
21 Pages

Use of a Hybrid Porous Carbon Material Derived from Expired Polysaccharides Snack/Iron Salt Exhibiting Magnetic Properties, for Hexavalent Chromium Removal

  • Maria Baikousi,
  • Konstantinos Moustaklis,
  • Angeliki Karakassides,
  • Georgios Asimakopoulos,
  • Dimitrios Moschovas,
  • Apostolos Avgeropoulos,
  • Athanasios B. Bourlinos,
  • Alexios P. Douvalis,
  • Constantinos E. Salmas and
  • Michael A. Karakassides

Nowadays, the scientific interest is focused more and more on the development of new strategies in recycling of waste products as well as on the development of clean technologies due to the increased environmental pollution. In this work we studied t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Eco-friendly/Sustainable Approach to Polysaccharides as (nano) materials)
  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,184 Views
20 Pages

Biofunctionalization of Endolysins with Oligosacharides: Formulation of Therapeutic Agents to Combat Multi-Resistant Bacteria and Potential Strategies for Their Application

  • Carlos E. Camacho-González,
  • César S. Cardona-Félix,
  • Victor Zamora-Gasga,
  • Alejandro Pérez-Larios and
  • Jorge Alberto Sánchez-Burgos

In the aquaculture sector, the biofunctionalization of biomaterials is discussed using materials from algae and analyzed as a possible potential strategy to overcome the challenges that hinder the future development of the application of endolysins i...

(This article belongs to the Collection Current Opinion in Polysaccharides)
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