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ArticleMarine drugs2022

Sulfated Polysaccharide Extracted from the Green Algae

Fabian A Figueroa, Roberto T Abdala-Díaz, Claudia Pérez, Virginia Casas-Arrojo, Aleksandra Nesic, Cecilia Tapia, Carla Durán, Oscar Valdes, Carolina Parra, Gastón Bravo-Arrepol and 3 more

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Article in Marine drugs, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Fabian A FigueroaLaboratorio de Química de Productos Naturales, Departamento de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepción 4030000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-9383-8045
Roberto T Abdala-DíazDepartamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Biotecnología y Desarrollo Azul (IBYDA), Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
Claudia PérezLaboratorio de Química de Productos Naturales, Departamento de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepción 4030000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-8562-3842
Virginia Casas-ArrojoDepartamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Biotecnología y Desarrollo Azul (IBYDA), Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2170-6323
Aleksandra NesicLaboratorio de Química de Productos Naturales, Departamento de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepción 4030000, Chile.
Cecilia TapiaLaboratorio de Especialidad Clínica Dávila-OMESA, Recoleta 464, Recoleta, Santiago 8431657, Chile.
Carla DuránLaboratorio de Especialidad Clínica Dávila-OMESA, Recoleta 464, Recoleta, Santiago 8431657, Chile.
Oscar ValdesCentro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Maule (CIEAM), Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3480005, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-1477-2549
Carolina ParraLaboratorio de Recursos Renovables, Centro de Biotecnología, Barrio Universitario s/n, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-2710-462X
Gastón Bravo-ArrepolUnidad de Desarrollo Tecnológico (UDT), Universidad de Concepción, Avda. Cordillera No. 2634, Parque Industrial Coronel, Coronel 4191996, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-5765-8300
Luis SotoLaboratorio de Química de Productos Naturales, Departamento de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepción 4030000, Chile.
José BecerraLaboratorio de Química de Productos Naturales, Departamento de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepción 4030000, Chile.
Gustavo Cabrera-BarjasUnidad de Desarrollo Tecnológico (UDT), Universidad de Concepción, Avda. Cordillera No. 2634, Parque Industrial Coronel, Coronel 4191996, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-1850-0244
University of Concepción · CLClínica Dávila · CLUniversidad de Málaga · ESCatholic University of the Maule · CLPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CL

Funding

ANID BASAL FB210015 (CENAMAD)ANID FONDECYT 3210662ANID Fondecyt Regular 1210107ANID Fondecyt Regular 1221609ANID Fondef ID19I10412ANID MEC80180098ANID PIA/APOYO CCTE AFB170007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Codium bernabei is a green alga that grows on Chilean coasts. The composition of its structural polysaccharides is still unknown. Hence, the aim of this work is to isolate and characterize the hot water extracted polysaccharide fractions. For this purpose, the water extracts were further precipitated in alcohol (TPs) and acid media (APs), respectively. Both fractions were characterized using different physicochemical techniques such as GC-MS, GPC, FTIR, TGA, and SEM. It is confirmed that the extracted fractions are mainly made of sulfated galactan unit, with a degree of sulfation of 19.3% (TPs) and 17.4% (ATs) and a protein content of 3.5% in APs and 15.6% in TPs. Other neutral sugars such as xylose, glucose, galactose, fucose, mannose, and arabinose were found in a molar ratio (0.05:0.6:1.0:0.02:0.14:0.11) for TPs and (0.05:0.31:1.0:0.03:0.1:0.13) for ATs. The molecular weight of the polysaccharide samples was lower than 20 kDa. Both polysaccharides were thermally stable (Tonset > 190 °C) and showed antioxidant activity according to the ABTS•+ and DPPH tests, where TPs fractions had higher scavenging activity (35%) compared to the APs fractions. The PT and APTTS assays were used to measure the anticoagulant activity of the polysaccharide fractions. In general, the PT activity of the TPs and APs was not different from normal plasma values. The exception was the TPs treatment at 1000 µg mL−1 concentration. The APTTS test revealed that clotting time for both polysaccharides was prolonged regarding normal values at 1000 µg mL−1. Finally, the antitumor test in colorectal carcinoma (HTC-116) cell line, breast cancer (MCF-7) and human leukemia (HL-60) cell lines showed the cytotoxic effect of TPs and APs. Those results suggest the potential biotechnological application of sulfate galactan polysaccharides isolated from a Chilean marine resource.

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ChlorophytaSulfatesAnticoagulantsAntioxidantsGalactansHumansPolysaccharidesWaterAnticoagulantsAntioxidantsGalactansPolysaccharidesSulfatesWateranticoagulant activityantioxidant capacityCodium bernabeicytotoxic effectpolysaccharidessulfated galactans

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PMID35877751
PMCPMC9317217
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