Isolation and Composition Analysis of Bioactive Glycosaminoglycans from Whelk (2018)
Journal Article
Khurshid, C., & Pye, D. (2018). Isolation and Composition Analysis of Bioactive Glycosaminoglycans from Whelk. Marine Drugs, 16(5), 0171. https://doi.org/10.3390/md16050171

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are found covalently attached to proteins, which create conjugates known as proteoglycans. GAGs have remarkable biological activity as co-receptors for a variety of growth factors, cytokines, and chemokines. The present stud... Read More about Isolation and Composition Analysis of Bioactive Glycosaminoglycans from Whelk.

Antiproliferative activity of glycosaminoglycan-like polysaccharides derived from marine molluscs (2018)
Journal Article
Aldairi, A., Ogundipe, O., & Pye, D. (2018). Antiproliferative activity of glycosaminoglycan-like polysaccharides derived from marine molluscs. Marine Drugs, 16(2), 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/md16020063

Despite the increasing availability of new classes of cancer treatment, such as immuneand
targeted therapies, there remains a need for the development of new antiproliferative/cytotoxic
drugs with improved pharmacological profiles that can also ove... Read More about Antiproliferative activity of glycosaminoglycan-like polysaccharides derived from marine molluscs.