Seaweed Polysaccharides: Structure, Extraction and Applications
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2021-05
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Abstract
For the last decades, there has been a profound interest in metabolites from marine sources. In marine habitat, seaweed is a precious source of biologically active compounds. Polysaccharide‐rich seaweeds contain these metabolites, such as agar, carrageenan, fucoidan, alginate and ulvan, in their cell walls and intracellular structures. These sulfate‐structured polysaccharides have drawn attention in recent years in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and clinical fields. This chapter presents a general information about chemical structure, extraction procedures, properties and a brief report for the potential applications of these polymers.