TY - CHAP AU - Sherif M. Amr AU - Basma Ekram ED - Emad A. Shalaby Y1 - 2017-01-11 PY - 2017 T1 - Speculations on the Use of Marine Polysaccharides as Scaffolds for Artificial Nerve ‘Side-’Grafts N2 - Marine organisms have been under research for the last decades as a source for different active compounds with various biological activities and application in agriculture, pharmacy, medicine, environment, and industries. Marine polysaccharides from these active compounds are used as antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, anti-inflammation, bioremediations, etc. During the last three decades, several important factors that control the production of phytoplankton polysaccharides have been identified such as chemical concentrations, temperature, light, etc. The current book includes 14 chapters contributed by experts around the world; the chapters are categorized into three sections: Marine Polysaccharides and Agriculture, Marine Polysaccharides and Biological Activities, and Marine Polysaccharides and Industries. BT - Biological Activities and Application of Marine Polysaccharides SP - Ch. 8 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/66460 DO - 10.5772/66460 SN - 978-953-51-2860-1 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-27 ER -