AUTHOR=Zheng Zhiguo , Dai Ali , Liu Yonggui , Li Tingting 

TITLE=Sustainable alginate lyases catalyzed degradation of bio-based carbohydrates

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Chemistry

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/chemistry/articles/10.3389/fchem.2022.1008010

DOI=10.3389/fchem.2022.1008010

ISSN=2296-2646

ABSTRACT=<p>Alginate is a water-soluble and acidic polysaccharide derived from the cell wall and intercellular substance of brown algae. It is widely distributed in brown algae, such as <italic>Laminaria</italic>, <italic>Sargassum,</italic> and <italic>Macrocystis</italic>, etc. Alginate lyase can catalytically degrade alginate in a <italic>β</italic>-eliminating manner, and its degradation product-alginate oligosaccharide (AOS) has been widely used in agriculture, medicine, cosmetics and other fields due to its wide range of biological activities. This article is mainly to make a brief introduction to the classification, source and application of alginate lyase. We hope this minireview can provide some inspirations for its development and utilization.</p>