Polysaccharides from Marine Environments II
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2022) | Viewed by 611
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Interests: bioprocess; biopolymers; biorefinery; biosourced materials
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Dear Colleagues,
Seas and oceans cover around 71 % of Earth and hold 96.5 % of the planet’s water. Even if marine organisms represent more than 25% of the Earth’s species, they are one of the most underutilized biological resources. Indeed, macroalgae, microalgae, bacteria, and animals from this environment are known to produce large quantities of polysaccharides, making them very attractive for bioprospecting and potential exploitation as commercial sources of these biopolymers. Polysaccharides exhibit a wide variety of biochemical structures based on combinations of up to 40 different monosaccharides. This extreme diversity of glycosidically linked structures provides an extensive group of biopolymers, with complex architectures associated with specific biological or rheological properties. Moreover, some marine polysaccharides harbor specific structural features such as sulfate groups or a cationic character, making them very attractive for industrial applications. Success stories involving new marine polysaccharides in the field of pharmaceutic, nutraceutic, cosmetic, and biosourced materials, and others, have recently been reported. All these successes are a consequence of the increasing knowledge in the identification of marine polysaccharide producers, the characterization of these macromolecules, the development of processes for their extraction, and the analysis of their properties. This Special Issue provides recent reviews and research articles in the field of marine polysaccharides.
Prof. Dr. Philippe Michaud
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polysaccharides
- microalgae
- macroalgae
- bacteria
- marine environment
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