ABSTRACT
The bioactivity potential of marine polysaccharides has long been considered an underexploited aspect. These molecules found in seaweed, microalgae, bacteria, and animal fish (shellfish, mollusks, etc.) and the derived oligosaccharides need to be explored thoroughly with an interdisciplinary approach. They are an extraordinary source of chemical diversity, and the literature highlights many applicative fields, including the food industry, cosmetics, biomedicine, agriculture, environmental protection, wastewater management, etc. More recently, a new challenge has emerged: the exploitation of marine biomass as the source of sustainable energy to participate in the future replacement of fossil resources. Enzymatic Technologies for Marine Polysaccharides provides insight into the recent research developments of marine polysaccharides and their current and potential applications.
The first section of the book explores the diversity of marine polysaccharides from various angles, including a description of the chemical complexity and current applications and new perspectives in food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and biomaterials offered by recent research. Efficient valorization of the marine polysaccharide biomass requires a rigorous analysis of the polysaccharides structure and their biological properties. The second section of the book concerns the development of extraction techniques and the improvement of the methods aimed at the characterization of their structure and function. Finally, the third and last section of the book articulates the enzymatic technologies from the discovery of novel enzymes to their production pipelines related to the fields of biorefinery, food, pharmaceutics, and other fine chemicals.
- Presents the latest research in marine oligosaccharides and polysaccharides
- Written by world-class researchers in marine enzyme technology
- Discusses the latest developments in extraction methods
- Presents a detailed overview of enzymatic routes for modification, production, and synthesis of marine oligosaccharides
- Contains extensive references at the end of each chapter to enhance further study
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section 1one|2 pages
General view and sources of marine polysaccharides and oligosaccharides
chapter one|22 pages
Marine biodiversity as a new source of promising polysaccharides
chapter four|30 pages
Chemical and biological routes for the valorization of macroalgal polysaccharides
chapter eight|12 pages
The mucus of marine invertebrates
section 217two|2 pages
Extraction techniques, structural determination, and methodologies to assess biological activities
chapter eleven|54 pages
Marine polysaccharides
chapter twelve|28 pages
Fucoidan
chapter thirteen|20 pages
Marine polysaccharides as promising source of biological activities
section 355three|2 pages
Enzymatic technologies