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ReviewMarine drugs2022

Structures, Properties and Applications of Alginates.

Roya Abka-Khajouei, Latifa Tounsi, Nasim Shahabi, Anil Kumar Patel, Slim Abdelkafi, Philippe Michaud

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Review in Marine drugs, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 187 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

187 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

6 authors.

Roya Abka-KhajoueiDepartment of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84154, Iran.
Latifa TounsiInstitut Pascal, Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Clermont Auvergne INP, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Nasim ShahabiDepartment of Food Hygiene and Quality, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord 88186, Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari, Iran.
Anil Kumar PatelDepartment of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 81157, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7129-7548
Slim AbdelkafiLaboratoire de Génie Enzymatique et Microbiologie, Équipe de Biotechnologie des Algues, Département Génie Biologique, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Sfax 3038, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0003-1314-0523
Philippe MichaudInstitut Pascal, Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Clermont Auvergne INP, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6677-4549

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alginate is a hydrocolloid from algae, specifically brown algae, which is a group that includes many of the seaweeds, like kelps and an extracellular polymer of some bacteria. Sodium alginate is one of the best-known members of the hydrogel group. The hydrogel is a water-swollen and cross-linked polymeric network produced by the simple reaction of one or more monomers. It has a linear (unbranched) structure based on d-mannuronic and l-guluronic acids. The placement of these monomers depending on the source of its production is alternating, sequential and random. The same arrangement of monomers can affect the physical and chemical properties of this polysaccharide. This polyuronide has a wide range of applications in various industries including the food industry, medicine, tissue engineering, wastewater treatment, the pharmaceutical industry and fuel. It is generally recognized as safe when used in accordance with good manufacturing or feeding practice. This review discusses its application in addition to its structural, physical, and chemical properties.

Indexed as

AlginatesPhaeophyceaeBacteriaHexuronic AcidsHydrogelsPolymersPolysaccharidesAlginatesHexuronic AcidsHydrogelsPolymersPolysaccharidesalginatehydrocolloidspolysaccharideseaweeds

Identifiers

PMID35736167
PMCPMC9225620

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