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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2022

The Algal Polysaccharide Ulvan and Carotenoid Astaxanthin Both Positively Modulate Gut Microbiota in Mice.

Kunal Pratap, Marwan E Majzoub, Aya C Taki, Socorro Miranda Hernandez, Marie Magnusson, Christopher R K Glasson, Rocky de Nys, Torsten Thomas, Andreas L Lopata, Sandip D Kamath

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Algae as Nutritional and Functional Food Sources.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  19. Polysaccharides influence human healthFrontiers in nutrition · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Kunal PratapMolecular Allergy Research Laboratory, Discipline of Molecular and Cell Biology, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3888-2577
Marwan E MajzoubCentre for Marine Science and Innovation, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6461-8211
Aya C TakiDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3489-4367
Socorro Miranda HernandezAustralian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
Marie MagnussonTe Aka Mātuatua-School of Science, Environmental Research Institute, University of Waikato, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand.
Christopher R K GlassonTe Aka Mātuatua-School of Science, Environmental Research Institute, University of Waikato, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand.
Rocky de NysSchool of Marine Science and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
Torsten ThomasCentre for Marine Science and Innovation, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
Andreas L LopataMolecular Allergy Research Laboratory, Discipline of Molecular and Cell Biology, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2940-9235
Sandip D KamathMolecular Allergy Research Laboratory, Discipline of Molecular and Cell Biology, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine · AUUniversity of Waikato · NZUNSW Sydney · AUJames Cook University · AUThe University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council GNT1086656NHMRC Peter Doherty Early Career Research Fellow GNT1124143
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intestinal microbial community (microbiota) is dynamic and variable amongst individuals and plays an essential part in gut health and homeostasis. Dietary components can modulate the structure of the gut microbiota. In recent years, substantial efforts have been made to find novel dietary components with positive effects on the gut microbial community structure. Natural algal polysaccharides and carotenoids have been reported to possess various functions of biological relevance and their impact on the gut microbiota is currently a topic of interest. This study, therefore, reports the effect of the sulfated polysaccharide ulvan and the carotenoid astaxanthin extracted and purified from the aquacultured marine green macroalgae

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algaeastaxanthincarotenoidmicrobiotamouse modelpolysaccharideulvan

Identifiers

PMID35206042
PMCPMC8871025
OpenAlexW4213294212

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