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ReviewMarine drugs2024

Red Seaweed (Rhodophyta) Phycocolloids: A Road from the Species to the Industry Application.

Madalena Mendes, João Cotas, Diana Pacheco, Kay Ihle, Alina Hillinger, Miguel Cascais, João Carlos Marques, Leonel Pereira, Ana M M Gonçalves

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Review in Marine drugs, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

9 authors.

Madalena MendesMarine Resources, Conservation and Technology, Marine Algae Lab, CFE-Centre for Functional Ecology-Science for People & Planet, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2206-2491
João CotasMarine Resources, Conservation and Technology, Marine Algae Lab, CFE-Centre for Functional Ecology-Science for People & Planet, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5244-221X
Diana PachecoMarine Resources, Conservation and Technology, Marine Algae Lab, CFE-Centre for Functional Ecology-Science for People & Planet, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5509-1067
Kay IhleMarine Resources, Conservation and Technology, Marine Algae Lab, CFE-Centre for Functional Ecology-Science for People & Planet, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal.
Alina HillingerMarine Resources, Conservation and Technology, Marine Algae Lab, CFE-Centre for Functional Ecology-Science for People & Planet, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal.
Miguel CascaisMarine Resources, Conservation and Technology, Marine Algae Lab, CFE-Centre for Functional Ecology-Science for People & Planet, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal.
João Carlos MarquesMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal.
Leonel PereiraMarine Resources, Conservation and Technology, Marine Algae Lab, CFE-Centre for Functional Ecology-Science for People & Planet, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6819-0619
Ana M M GonçalvesMarine Resources, Conservation and Technology, Marine Algae Lab, CFE-Centre for Functional Ecology-Science for People & Planet, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8611-7183

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Seaweed polysaccharides are versatile both in their functions in seaweed physiology and in their practical applications in society. However, their content and quality vary greatly. This review discusses the main factors that influence the yield and quality of polysaccharides, specifically carrageenans and agars (sulfated galactans) found in red algae species (Rhodophyta). In addition, its historical, current, and emerging applications are also discussed. Carrageenan has been influenced mainly by photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and nitrogen, while its relationship with temperature has not yet been replicated by recent studies. Agar's seasonal trend has also been found to be more ambiguous than stated before, with light, temperature, nutrients, and pH being influencing factors. In this review, it is also shown that, depending on the compound type, seaweed polysaccharides are influenced by very different key factors, which can be crucial in seaweed aquaculture to promote a high yield and quality of polysaccharides. Additionally, factors like the extraction method and storage of polysaccharides also influence the yield and quality of these compounds. This review also highlights the drawbacks and inadequacy inherent from the conventional (or current) extraction technology approaches.

Indexed as

CarrageenanRhodophytaSeaweedAgarAnimalsAquacultureHumansPolysaccharidesAgarCarrageenanPolysaccharidesextraction technologypolysaccharidered algaeyield and quality

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PMID39452840
PMCPMC11509213

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