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ReviewPolymers2023

Sulfated Polysaccharides from Macroalgae-A Simple Roadmap for Chemical Characterization.

Alice Martins, Celso Alves, Joana Silva, Susete Pinteus, Helena Gaspar, Rui Pedrosa

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Review in Polymers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alice MartinsMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, Portugal.
Celso AlvesMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1581-2127
Joana SilvaMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1224-1699
Susete PinteusMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3290-3111
Helena GasparMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-1613-7023
Rui PedrosaMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, Portugal.

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia CROSS-ATLANTIC (PTDC/BIA-OUT/29250/2017), co-financed by European Regional Development Fund (FEDER), through the Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalization (COMPETE 2020; PO-CI-01-0145-FEDER-029250).Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia FCT and CAPES cooperation agreement through project MArTics (FCT/DRI/CAPES 2019.00277.CBM).Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia Strategic Projects granted to MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (UIDP/04292/2020 and UIDB/04292/2020), Associate Laboratory ARNET (LA/P/0069/2020), and to BioISI-BioSystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (UIDP/Multi/04046/2020 and UIDB/040
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The marine environment presents itself as a treasure chest, full of a vast diversity of organisms yet to be explored. Among these organisms, macroalgae stand out as a major source of natural products due to their nature as primary producers and relevance in the sustainability of marine ecosystems. Sulfated polysaccharides (SPs) are a group of polymers biosynthesized by macroalgae, making up part of their cell wall composition. Such compounds are characterized by the presence of sulfate groups and a great structural diversity among the different classes of macroalgae, providing interesting biotechnological and therapeutical applications. However, due to the high complexity of these macromolecules, their chemical characterization is a huge challenge, driving the use of complementary physicochemical techniques to achieve an accurate structural elucidation. This review compiles the reports (2016-2021) of state-of-the-art methodologies used in the chemical characterization of macroalgae SPs aiming to provide, in a simple way, a key tool for researchers focused on the structural elucidation of these important marine macromolecules.

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chemical analysismarine natural productsseaweedssulfated polymers

Identifiers

PMID36679279
PMCPMC9861475

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