Marine Polysaccharides
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Biotechnology Related to Drug Discovery or Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microalgae; photobioreactors; polysaccharides; pigments; biorefinery; bioprocesses; biological activities
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Dear Colleagues,
Marine environments are a rich reservoir of natural products, with carbohydrates, particularly polysaccharides, playing a prominent role due to their wide-ranging biological and industrial applications. These marine-derived polysaccharides, produced by a diverse array of organisms including algae, crustaceans, bacteria, cyanobacteria, actinobacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms, have demonstrated significant potential as antitumorals, anticoagulants, antivirals, and immunomodulants. Many of these compounds, such as alginates, carrageenans, fucoidans, chitin, xanthan, gellan, and pullulan, are already commercially utilized, especially within the food industry.
The structural diversity of marine polysaccharides is closely linked to their origin: marine animal polysaccharides include chitin, chitosan, chondroitin sulfate, and marine glycosaminoglycans; seaweeds polysaccharides are found in brown algae (fucoidan, alginate, and laminarin), red algae (carrageenan, agar), and green algae (ulvan); marine microbial sources can produce exopolysaccharides but also contain structural and intracellular polysaccharides. This diversity influences their functional properties and bioactivities, which are increasingly harnessed in the development of functional foods and pharmaceutical products.
This Special Issue of Marine Drugs, titled “Polysaccharides from Marine Environment,” invites contributions that advance understanding in all aspects related to marine polysaccharides and oligosaccharides—from extraction methods and structural analysis to their biological activities and future applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Dr. Celine Laroche
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polysaccharides
- oligosaccharides
- bioactivity
- functional properties
- chitin
- chitosan
- fucoidan
- alginate
- laminarin
- carrageenan
- agar
- ulvan
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