Sulfated fucans, fresh perspectives: structures, functions, and biological properties of sulfated fucans and an overview of enzymes active toward this class of polysaccharide.

By O. Berteau, B. Mulloy. Glycobiology, 2003

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Subfields: Aquatic Science, Oceanography, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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High-value products from macroalgae: the potential uses of the invasive brown seaweed, Sargassum muticum (2016, background): “Successful infection by pathogens depends on subversion of host immune mechanisms that detect cell wall components such as fucans (Berteau and Mulloy 2003) and glucans (Rappleye et al. 2007).”
Starch metabolism in green algae (2014, background): “Some of the carbohydrates are anionic and bind and chelate several metals, thus helping to maintain a hydration surface around the cell [3, 5–8].”
Biological activities of sulfated polysaccharides from tropical seaweeds. (2010, background): “Heterofucans are also called fucoidans [4,7–9].”
Monthly changes in the content and monosaccharide composition of fucoidan from Undaria pinnatifida (Laminariales, Phaeophyta) (2010, background): “Besides fucan sulfates, fucoidans can also be designated as fucogalactan sulfates, xylofucoglycuronan, and glycuronofucoglycan sulfates also named ascophyllans and sargassans, respectively ( Berteau and Mulloy 2003; Ozawa et al. 2006).”
Galactans: an overview of their most important sourcing and applications as natural polysaccharides (2011, background): “…et al., 2000), antimetastatic (Coombe et al., 1987) antiangiogenic (Cumashi et al., 2007), antiinflammatory (Berteau and Mulloy, 2003); antiadhesive (Berteau and Mulloy, 2003), anticoagulant (Pereira et al., 2002) or antithrombotic (Mourao and Pereira, 1999; Berteau and Mulloy, 2003) activities.”
Algal Polysaccharides, Novel Applications and Outlook (2012, background): “They are widely found in the cell walls of brown seaweed, but not in other algae or higher plants (Berteau and Mulloy 2003).”
Bioactive compounds in seaweed: functional food applications and legislation (2011, background): “Although the major physiological purposes of fucans in the algae are not thoroughly understood, they are known to possess numerous biological properties with potential human health applications (Berteau and Mulloy 2003).”
Polysaccharides composition from tropical brown seaweeds (2012, background): “In general, although there are clear links between algal species and fucoidan structure (Berteau & Mulloy 2003), there is insufficient evidence so far to establish any systematic correspondence between sugar composition and algal order.”
Algal polysaccharides as source of plant resistance inducers (2014, background): “Sulfated fucans are constituted by L-fucose, joined by α(1→3) glycosidic bond and with Tropical Plant Pathology 39 (2) March - April 2014114 substitutions on positions 2, 3 and/or 4, depending on algae species (Figure 1) (Berteau & Mulloy, 2003).”
Important Determinants for Fucoidan Bioactivity: A Critical Review of Structure-Function Relations and Extraction Methods for Fucose-Containing Sulfated Polysaccharides from Brown Seaweeds (2011, neutral): “Various structures of FCSPs from brown seaweeds of the order of Laminariales have also been reported [36].”
Chemical Structures and Bioactivities of Sulfated Polysaccharides from Marine Algae (2011, background): “There are several excellent reviews where the reader may find additional information on various aspects of this subject [1–9].”