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Fucoidans and fucoidanases—focus on techniques for molecular structure elucidation and modification of marine polysaccharides

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The research field of fucoidans (sulphated polysaccharides from algae) and fucoidanases was strongly developing in recent years. Several different fucoidans and a few fucoidan-degrading enzymes were isolated and characterised. A high potential is seen in the medical exploitation of the fucoidans and its degradation products. This review gives an overview about the research of the last 5 years concerning fucoidan characterisation and application as well as enzyme detection, characterisation and production.

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The authors would like to thank very much the German Research Association (DFG) for kind financial support of a project on the search for and use of enzymes of marine origin for the hydrolysis of sulphated polysaccharides.

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  1. Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, Technical University of Braunschweig, Spielmannstr. 7, Braunschweig, Germany

    Andrea Désirée Holtkamp & Siegmund Lang

  2. Institute of Bioprocess Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, University of Kaiserslautern, Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 44, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany

    Svenja Kelly & Roland Ulber

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Holtkamp, A.D., Kelly, S., Ulber, R. et al. Fucoidans and fucoidanases—focus on techniques for molecular structure elucidation and modification of marine polysaccharides. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 82, 1–11 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-008-1790-x

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