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Health benefits of algal polysaccharides in human nutrition

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dc.title Health benefits of algal polysaccharides in human nutrition en
dc.contributor.author Mišurcová, Ladislava
dc.contributor.author Škrovánková, Soňa
dc.contributor.author Samek, Dušan
dc.contributor.author Ambrožová, Jarmila
dc.contributor.author Machů, Ludmila
dc.relation.ispartof Advances in Food and Nutrition Research
dc.identifier.issn 1043-4526 Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.date.issued 2012
utb.relation.volume 66
dc.citation.spage 75
dc.citation.epage 145
dc.type article
dc.language.iso en
dc.identifier.doi 10.1016/B978-0-12-394597-6.00003-3
dc.subject algae en
dc.subject colorectal cancer en
dc.subject coronary diseases en
dc.subject health benefit en
dc.subject polysaccharides en
dc.description.abstract The interest in functional food, both freshwater and marine algal products with their possible promotional health effects, increases also in regions where algae are considered as rather exotic food. Increased attention about algae as an abundant source of many nutrients and dietary fiber from the nutrition point of view, as well as from the scientific approaches to explore new nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals, is based on the presence of many bioactive compounds including polysaccharides extracted from algal matter. Diverse chemical composition of dietary fiber polysaccharides is responsible for their different physicochemical properties, such as their ability to be fermented by the human colonic microbiota resulted in health benefit effects. Fundamental seaweed polysaccharides are presented by alginates, agars, carrageenans, ulvanes, and fucoidans, which are widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industry and also in other branches of industry. Moreover, freshwater algae and seaweed polysaccharides have emerged as an important source of bioactive natural compounds which are responsible for their possible physiological effects. Especially, sulfate polysaccharides exhibit immunomodulatory, antitumor, antithrombotic, anticoagulant, anti-mutagenic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antiviral activities including anti-HIV infection, herpes, and hepatitis viruses. Generally, biological activity of sulfate polysaccharides is related to their different composition and mainly to the extent of the sulfation of their molecules. Significant attention has been recently focused on the use of both freshwater algae and seaweed for developing functional food by reason of a great variety of nutrients that are essential for human health. en
utb.faculty Faculty of Technology
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10563/1002925
utb.identifier.rivid RIV/70883521:28110/12:43867965!RIV13-MSM-28110___
utb.identifier.obdid 43868056
utb.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-84865383575
utb.identifier.wok 000327435100004
utb.source j-scopus
dc.date.accessioned 2012-09-10T12:21:34Z
dc.date.available 2012-09-10T12:21:34Z
utb.contributor.internalauthor Mišurcová, Ladislava
utb.contributor.internalauthor Škrovánková, Soňa
utb.contributor.internalauthor Samek, Dušan
utb.contributor.internalauthor Ambrožová, Jarmila
utb.contributor.internalauthor Machů, Ludmila
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