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Table 3 Major sources of macroalgae that are responsible for degrading enzyme

From: Marine macroalgae polysaccharides-based nanomaterials: an overview with respect to nanoscience applications

Macroalgae

Major sugar constituents

Degrading enzyme

Sources

References

Brown algae

Alginate: d-glucuronic acid plus d-mannuronic

Alginate lyase

Pseudomonas sp. Alginovibrio aquatilis, Azotobacter

[81, 82]

Fucoidan: sulphated l-fructose, galactose, xylose, glucuronic acid

Endo and Exo 1, 3-β-glucanase

Neurospora crassa, Thermotoga neapolitana, Candida albicans

Laminaran: beta 1, 3-glucan, beta 1, 6-glucan

Laminarinase

Trichoderma viride

Green algae

Cellulose, xylane, mannose

Cellulase

Penicillium sp., Nectria catalinensis

[81, 83]

Xylanases

Bacillus sp., Aspergillus niger

Red algae

Agar: agarose plus agarofectin

Arylsufatase

Klebsiella pneumonia, Salmonella typhimuriumm, Pseudomonase sp.

[81, 84]

α-Agarase

Thalassomonas sp. Vibrio sp.

Carrageenan: d-galactose-sulphated galatan

β-Agarase

Pseudomonas sp, Bacillus sp, Streptomyces sp, Vibrio sp.

Carrageenase

Pseudomonas alcaligenes@Cytophaga drobachiensis