Enzymatic Technologies for Marine Polysaccharides

The bioactivity potential of marine polysaccharides has long been considered an underexploited aspect. These molecules found in seaweed microalgae bacteria and animal fish (shellfish mollusks etc.) and the derived oligosaccharides need to be explored thoroughly with an interdisciplinary approach. They are an extraordinary source of chemical diversity and the literature highlights many applicative fields including the food industry cosmetics biomedicine agriculture environmental protection wastewater management etc. More recently a new challenge has emerged: the exploitation of marine biomass as the source of sustainable energy to participate in the future replacement of fossil resources. Enzymatic Technologies for Marine Polysaccharides provides insight into the recent research developments of marine polysaccharides and their current and potential applications.The first section of the book explores the diversity of marine polysaccharides from various angles including a description of the chemical complexity and current applications and new perspectives in food pharmaceutical cosmetics and biomaterials offered by recent research. Efficient valorization of the marine polysaccharide biomass requires a rigorous analysis of the polysaccharides structure and their biological properties. The second section of the book concerns the development of extraction techniques and the improvement of the methods aimed at the characterization of their structure and function. Finally the third and last section of the book articulates the enzymatic technologies from the discovery of novel enzymes to their production pipelines related to the fields of biorefinery food pharmaceutics and other fine chemicals.Presents the latest research in marine oligosaccharides and polysaccharidesWritten by world-class researchers in marine enzyme technologyDiscusses the latest developments in extraction methodsPresents a detailed overview of enzymatic routes for modification production and synthesis of marine oligosaccharidesContains extensive references at the end of each chapter to enhance further study