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ReviewMarine drugs2025

Marine-Derived Polysaccharides and Their Potential Health Benefits in Nutraceutical Applications.

Joana Carrasqueira, Susana Bernardino, Raul Bernardino, Clélia Afonso

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Review in Marine drugs, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Joana CarrasqueiraMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-614 Peniche, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0008-6359-9416
Susana BernardinoMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-614 Peniche, Portugal.
Raul BernardinoMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-614 Peniche, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7775-0614
Clélia AfonsoMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-614 Peniche, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4167-5237

Funding

European Union 02-C05-i01.02-2022.PC644943391-00000051Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia LA/P/0045/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia LA/P/0069/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDB/04292/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDB/50020/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDP/04292/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDP/50020/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Marine-derived polysaccharides have sparked immense interest in the nutraceutical industry as they possess a wide range of bioactivities which are highlighted in this review. These include antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, gut microbiota regulator, anti-diabetic, and anti-obesity. Algae, marine invertebrates, vertebrates, and microorganisms are the main sources of marine polysaccharides, such as alginate, fucoidan, laminarin, carrageenan, chitosan, glycosaminoglycans, and exopolysaccharides. The structure and functional groups of these compounds influence their bioactive properties. Moreover, the functional properties of polysaccharides, such as gelling, thickening, and stabilising capabilities, are also crucial in product development, where they can serve as gluten substitutes in bakery goods and stabilisers in icings, sauces, and yoghurts. The potential of commercial products under development, such as marine polysaccharide supplements, is discussed, along with already commercialised products in the nutraceutical market. This review emphasises the enormous potential of marine-derived polysaccharides as bioactive compounds with health benefits and commercial value.

Indexed as

Aquatic OrganismsDietary SupplementsPolysaccharidesAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsHumansAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsPolysaccharidesanti-diabeticantioxidantbioactive compoundsgut microbiota regulationmarine-derived polysaccharidesnutraceuticals

Identifiers

PMID39997184
PMCPMC11857343

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