Marine Polysaccharides and Oligosaccharides: Extraction and Biological Activities

Dear Colleagues,

The marine environment holds a huge and diverse group of organisms with extraordinary capacities to thrive within challenging conditions. Their unique physiological and metabolic pathways allow them to produce a great diversity of molecules. Marine polysaccharides represent a broad spectrum of macromolecules with diverse and unusual structures; they play multiple roles and have extensive bioactive processes. At present, the most widespread uses are in the colloid industry for foods, feeds, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. However, its potential applications are numerous, with the potential to contribute to the marine circular economy and generate improvements in human welfare. Without a doubt, there are polysaccharides that are currently unknown, and our understanding of these is far from being concluded.

This Special Issue welcomes original research and comprehensive reviews in the field of marine polysaccharides, olisaccharides, and their derivatives with potential biological activities, such as antiviral, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, etc. Biochemical and structural characterization is encouraged due to its structural complexity and diversity. Marine polysaccharides and aligosaccharides sourcing is included, but is not exclusive to aquaculture, biotechnology, or synthetic biology. We hope that this Special Issue will provide the state of the art in marine polysaccharide research.

Dr. Hugo Pliego-Cortés
Prof. Dr. Nathalie Bourgougnon
Guest Editors

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