a carbohydrate, consisting of repeated glucose units, that is the main storage product of brown algae
Word origin
C20: from laminar(ia) + -in
Examples of 'laminarin' in a sentence
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However, the functions and mechanisms of laminarin in pulmonary oxidative damage are poorly understood.
Xue Liu, Huaman Liu, Yi Zhai, Yan Li, Xue Zhu, Wei Zhang 2017, 'Laminarin protects against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative damage in MRC-5 cellspossibly via regulating NRF2', PeerJhttps://peerj.com/articles/3642.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Alginate, carrageenan, fucoidan, ulvan, and laminarin are polysaccharides commonly isolated from seaweed.
Jayachandran Venkatesan, Sukumaran Anil, Se-Kwon Kim, Min Suk Shim 2016, 'Seaweed Polysaccharide-Based Nanoparticles: Preparation and Applications for DrugDelivery', Polymershttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/8/2/30. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The results suggest that laminarin has immunostimulatory properties, strengthening immune reactions via the transcription factor pathway in macrophages.
Wansu Park, Yoon-Sang Kim, Ji Young Lee, Hyun Joo Kim, Young-Jin Kim 2012, 'Immunostimulatory Effect of Laminarin on RAW 264.7 Mouse Macrophages', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/5/5404. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Enhanced activities of laminarin- and xylan-hydrolyzing enzymes in aggregate-free seawater were due at least in part to cell-free enzymes.
K. Ziervogel, A. D. Steen, C. Arnosti 2010, 'Changes in the spectrum and rates of extracellular enzyme activities in seawater followingaggregate formation', Biogeoscienceshttp://www.biogeosciences.net/7/1007/2010/bg-7-1007-2010.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This study provided information for the clinical application of laminarin to pulmonary diseases like pulmonary fibrosis.
Xue Liu, Huaman Liu, Yi Zhai, Yan Li, Xue Zhu, Wei Zhang 2017, 'Laminarin protects against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative damage in MRC-5 cellspossibly via regulating NRF2', PeerJhttps://peerj.com/articles/3642.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Further, the peptides did not specifically interact with the fungal cell wall components of mannan or laminarin.
Yoonkyung Park, Chang Ho Seo, Ramamourthy Gopal, Jin Soon Park 2012, 'Applications of Circular Dichroism for Structural Analysis of Gelatin and AntimicrobialPeptides', International Journal of Molecular Scienceshttp://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/13/3/3229/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Many scientific studies have shown that laminarin has anti-tumor effects, but the anti-tumor mechanismwas unclear.
He Zhang, Yu Bin Ji, Chen Feng Ji 2012, 'Laminarin Induces Apoptosis of Human Colon Cancer LOVO Cells through a MitochondrialPathway', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/8/9947. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Characterization of the laminarin fraction was carried out using matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
Shekhar U. Kadam, Colm P. O'Donnell, Dilip K. Rai, Mohammad B. Hossain, CatherineM. Burgess, Des Walsh, Brijesh K. Tiwari 2015, 'Laminarin from Irish Brown Seaweeds Ascophyllum nodosum and Laminaria hyperborea:Ultrasound Assisted Extraction, Characterization and Bioactivity', Marine Drugshttp://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/13/7/4270. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Surprisingly, it also showed remarkable ability to hydrolyze laminarin, a β-1,3-glucan present in algae.
Juan Antonio Méndez-Líter, Laura Isabel de Eugenio, Alicia Prieto, María Jesús Martínez 2018, 'The β-glucosidase secreted by Talaromyces amestolkiae under carbon starvation: a versatilecatalyst for biofuel production from plant and algal biomass', Biotechnology for Biofuelshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-018-1125-9. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cen502 exhibited activity against a broad array of substrates, including cellobiose, lactose, salicin, lichenan, laminarin, and sophorose.
Lin Zhang, Qiang Fu, Wenpeng Li, Bowen Wang, Xiaoyan Yin, Suyao Liu, Zhaonan Xu, QiuhongNiu 2017, 'Identification and characterization of a novel β-glucosidase via metagenomic analysisof Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and its microbial flora', Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-14073-w. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)