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ReviewMarine drugs2025

Marine Algae Polysaccharides: An Overview of Characterization Techniques for Structural and Molecular Elucidation.

Kaitlin C Lesco, S Kim R Williams, Lieve M L Laurens

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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 22 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Kaitlin C LescoLaboratory for Advanced Separation Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA.
S Kim R WilliamsLaboratory for Advanced Separation Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA.
Lieve M L LaurensBioenergy Science and Technology Directorate, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4930-3267

Funding

Department of Energy, Bioenergy Technologies Office EE0009674National Science Foundation CHE-1808805
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polysaccharides make up a large portion of the organic material from and in marine organisms. However, their structural characterization is often overlooked due to their complexity. With many high-value applications and unique bioactivities resulting from the polysaccharides' complex and heterogeneous structures, dedicated analytical efforts become important to achieve structural elucidation. Because algae represent the largest marine resource of polysaccharides, the majority of the discussion is focused on well-known algae-based hydrocolloid polymers. The native environment of marine polysaccharides presents challenges to many conventional analytical techniques necessitating novel methodologies. We aim to deliver a review of the current state of the art in polysaccharide characterization, focused on capabilities as well as limitations in the context of marine environments. This review covers the extraction and isolation of marine polysaccharides, in addition to characterizations from monosaccharides to secondary and tertiary structures, highlighting a suite of analytical techniques.

Indexed as

Aquatic OrganismsPolysaccharidesSeaweedAnimalsPhaeophyceaePolysaccharidescharacterizationextractionsmarine polysaccharidesseparations

Identifiers

PMID40137291
PMCPMC11943862

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