Marine Carbohydrate-Based Compounds with Medicinal Properties

• Autore: Yermak Irina M
• Pubblicazione: Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (214 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Medicine and Nursing
• Soggetto non controllato: alginate lyase; Alteromonas portus; anti-biofilm activity; anti-cancer activity; anti-inflammatory; anti-inflammatory activity; antibacterial activity; antibiotic alternatives; antimicrobial; antioxidant; antioxidant activity; cancer cell lines; carrageenan; chitosan; chitosan oligosaccharides; chitosan-gentamicin conjugate; cold-adapted; colitis; cytokine; cytokines; enteric infections; Epidermist; exo/endo-type; exopolysaccharide; exopolysaccharides; fucoidan; galactans; gastrointestinal tract; glyceroglycolipid homeostasis; glyceroglycolipid metabolism; green seaweed; high pressure homogenizer; immunostimulation; inflammation cytokines; inflammatory mediators; intestine; laminarin; lipopolysaccharide; macromolecular structure; microbiome; n/a; nitric oxide; NMR; nonspecific resistance to lipopolysaccharide; oligosaccharide; oxidative status; oxidative stress; phosphate starvation; polyelectrolyte complex; polysaccharides; Porphyridium marinum; post-weaning; proliferation; salmonellosis; scald repair; scandium; structure; sulfated polysaccharides; swine; theranostic; transcriptome; Ulva pertusa; Vibrio alginolyticus
• Persona (resp. second.): DavydovaViktoria; YermakIrina M
• Sommario/riassunto: The marine environment is considered one of the most important sources of natural bioactive compounds with extremely rich biodiversity. Marine glycans are remarkable molecules, playing a determinant role in biological processes. Marine сarbohydrate-containing substances have drawn increasing attention in the field of biomedicine for their various biological activities, such as antitumor, antivirus, hypoglycemic, immunomodulatory, and anticoagulant. These compounds obtained from marine sources, such as algae, microbes, and animals, are usually biodegradable and biocompatible, and exhibit biological properties that contribute to the discovery of a wide range of new bioactive substances with special pharmacological properties of interest to medicine. Carbohydrate-based compounds include glycans, glycoproteins, proteoglycans, glycolipids, and low-molecular and complex glycosides of differential origin. Many of the polysaccharides allow for loading lower drug dosages, which may lead to a drastic reduction of the side effects caused by the drugs. In addition, the structure of polysaccharides can be relatively easily modified in order to synthesize derivatives with desirable characteristics for drug delivery. Complexes on the basis of carbohydrates are often prepared to improve their functional properties. In this Special Issue, we seek to contribute to the discussion of various aspects of marine carbohydrate-containing compounds and provide a unique platform for a new concept for their use in medicine in order to continue to facilitate further research in this area.
• Titolo autorizzato: Marine Carbohydrate-Based Compounds with Medicinal Properties
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910557681703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II