Seaweed-Degrading Enzymes, Functions and Applications of Their Products
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2022) | Viewed by 39032
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Seaweed polysaccharides have been extensively studied due to their various biological functions. Numerous findings have demonstrated that marine oligosaccharides possess beneficial properties, including antitumor, antiviral, anticoagulant, and anti-inflammatory, and they have great value in healthcare, cosmetics, and the food industry. However, due to their characteristics, including poor solubility, low bioavailability, and odor, there are some limitations in the direct utilization of seaweed derivatives in industries such as food and cosmetics.
Thus, marine oligosaccharides, as the degradation products of seaweed-derived polysaccharides, have drawn increasing attention due to their biological activities, high solubility, and excellent bioavailability. Therefore, the exploitation of enzymes that can degrade marine polysaccharides is growing and is important for the process of production of high-value products from seaweed biomasses.
The Journal of Marine Drugs is planning to publish a Special Issue on “Seaweed Degrading Enzymes and Function and Application of their Product”. The Special Issue will focus on the identification, isolation, purification, and biochemical properties of enzymes from marine organisms, which can degrade seaweed’s polysaccharides such as agar, ulvan, fucose, alginate, laminarin, etc., and bioactive properties of their hydrolytic products for industrial application.
Dr. Youngdeuk Lee
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- seaweed
- marine polysaccharides
- seaweed-derived marine oligosaccharides
- hydrolytic enzyme
- polysaccharidase
- bioactivity
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