Ecological and evolutionary diversification of sulphated polysaccharides in diverse photosynthetic lineages: a review
Sulphated polysaccharides (SPs) are carbohydrate macromolecules with sulphate esters that are found among marine algae, seagrasses, mangroves and some terrestrial plants. The sulphate concentration in the ocean (28 mM) since ancient time could have driven the production of SPs in marine algae. SPs h...
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| description | Sulphated polysaccharides (SPs) are carbohydrate macromolecules with sulphate esters that are found among marine algae, seagrasses, mangroves and some terrestrial plants. The sulphate concentration in the ocean (28 mM) since ancient time could have driven the production of SPs in marine algae. SPs have a gelatinous property that can protect marine algae against desiccation and salinity stress. Agar and carrageenan are red algal SPs that are widely used as gelling agents in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The information on the SPs from freshwater and land plants are limited. In this review, we reviewed the taxonomic distribution and composition of SPs in different photosynthetic lineages, and explored the association of SP production in these diversified photosynthetic organisms with evolution history and environmental stresses. We also reviewed the genes/proteins involved in SP biosynthesis. Insights into SP biosynthetic machinery may shed light on the evolution that accompanied adaptation to life on earth. |
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| spelling | upm-968232022-11-30T06:16:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96823/ Ecological and evolutionary diversification of sulphated polysaccharides in diverse photosynthetic lineages: a review Lee, Wei Kang Ho, Chai Ling Sulphated polysaccharides (SPs) are carbohydrate macromolecules with sulphate esters that are found among marine algae, seagrasses, mangroves and some terrestrial plants. The sulphate concentration in the ocean (28 mM) since ancient time could have driven the production of SPs in marine algae. SPs have a gelatinous property that can protect marine algae against desiccation and salinity stress. Agar and carrageenan are red algal SPs that are widely used as gelling agents in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The information on the SPs from freshwater and land plants are limited. In this review, we reviewed the taxonomic distribution and composition of SPs in different photosynthetic lineages, and explored the association of SP production in these diversified photosynthetic organisms with evolution history and environmental stresses. We also reviewed the genes/proteins involved in SP biosynthesis. Insights into SP biosynthetic machinery may shed light on the evolution that accompanied adaptation to life on earth. Elsevier 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96823/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Lee, Wei Kang and Ho, Chai Ling (2021) Ecological and evolutionary diversification of sulphated polysaccharides in diverse photosynthetic lineages: a review. Carbohydrate Polymers, 277. art. no. 118764. pp. 1-17. ISSN 0144-8617; ESSN: 1879-1344 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0144861721011516 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118764 |
| spellingShingle | Lee, Wei Kang Ho, Chai Ling Ecological and evolutionary diversification of sulphated polysaccharides in diverse photosynthetic lineages: a review |
| title | Ecological and evolutionary diversification of sulphated polysaccharides in diverse photosynthetic lineages: a review |
| title_full | Ecological and evolutionary diversification of sulphated polysaccharides in diverse photosynthetic lineages: a review |
| title_fullStr | Ecological and evolutionary diversification of sulphated polysaccharides in diverse photosynthetic lineages: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ecological and evolutionary diversification of sulphated polysaccharides in diverse photosynthetic lineages: a review |
| title_short | Ecological and evolutionary diversification of sulphated polysaccharides in diverse photosynthetic lineages: a review |
| title_sort | ecological and evolutionary diversification of sulphated polysaccharides in diverse photosynthetic lineages: a review |
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