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ReviewScientifica2025

Extraction, Purification, Characterization, Applications of Chitosan, Plant Gum Polysaccharides, and Other Polysaccharides: A Review.

Antony V Samrot, Etel Faradjeva, Amira Abubakar Mohamed, Tan Chuan Sean, Emmanuel Norbert, Xiao Qi Ng, Chua Yeok Mun, Chin Hooi Sze, Akasha Arif, Lee Si Jie and 6 more

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Review in Scientifica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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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

2 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

16 authors.

Antony V SamrotDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Manipal University College Malaysia, Jalan Padang Jambu, Bukit Baru, Melaka 75150, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9536-0567
Etel FaradjevaSchool of Bioscience, Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Jalan SP2, Bandar Saujana Putra, Jenjarom 42610, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5199-2527
Amira Abubakar MohamedSchool of Bioscience, Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Jalan SP2, Bandar Saujana Putra, Jenjarom 42610, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tan Chuan SeanSchool of Bioscience, Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Jalan SP2, Bandar Saujana Putra, Jenjarom 42610, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3517-0494
Emmanuel NorbertSchool of Bioscience, Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Jalan SP2, Bandar Saujana Putra, Jenjarom 42610, Selangor, Malaysia.
Xiao Qi NgSchool of Bioscience, Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Jalan SP2, Bandar Saujana Putra, Jenjarom 42610, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5162-4050
Chua Yeok MunSchool of Bioscience, Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Jalan SP2, Bandar Saujana Putra, Jenjarom 42610, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1517-2344
Chin Hooi SzeSchool of Bioscience, Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Jalan SP2, Bandar Saujana Putra, Jenjarom 42610, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1909-8545
Akasha ArifSchool of Bioscience, Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Jalan SP2, Bandar Saujana Putra, Jenjarom 42610, Selangor, Malaysia.
Lee Si JieSchool of Bioscience, Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Jalan SP2, Bandar Saujana Putra, Jenjarom 42610, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8583-9782
Jane Cypriyana P JDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Bio and Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600119, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8789-2640
Saigeetha SDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Bio and Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600119, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3812-6410
Lavanya Agnes Angalene JDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8125-223X
Kalpana Shree SDepartment of Biotechnology, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Pennalur-Sriperumbudur Tk, Tamil Nadu 602117, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0699-7602
Hemlata Senthil KumarDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Bio and Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600119, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3489-1291
Keerthika VDepartment of Biotechnology, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Pennalur-Sriperumbudur Tk, Tamil Nadu 602117, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8499-4079

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polysaccharides from plant gum, chitosan from animal origin, and other polysaccharides are biologically active, nontoxic, biodegradable, and biocompatible with a wider range of clinical and general applications. The properties of these biological-derived polysaccharides play a major role in their application. This review outlines the different techniques used in the extraction of polysaccharides from plant and animal sources. The importance of the purity of polysaccharides is crucial; thus, techniques such as deproteination and other chromatography techniques are elaborated. Evaluation of properties of polysaccharides using spectroscopy methods, including UV-Vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and microscopic methods, including scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy, is detailed. These biological polysaccharides have been used in various fields including tissue engineering, nanotechnology, and drug delivery. These applications are elaborately covered in detail in this review.

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applicationsextractionpolysaccharidespurification

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PMID41141368
PMCPMC12549206

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