FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (17): 321-340.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-20220530-358

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Research Progress on Interaction between Sulfated Polysaccharides from Sea Cucumber and Gut Microbiota and Its Regulatory Effect on Glycolipid Metabolism

SANG Xue, LI Ying,, TONG Yao, YU Shuang, SONG Zhiyuan, LI Shuangshuang, ZHAO Qiancheng   

  1. (1. College of Food Science and Engineering, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China;2. Dalian Key Laboratory of Marine Bioactive Substances Development and High Value Utilization, Dalian 116023, China; 3. Liaoning Provincial Marine Healthy Food Engineering Research Centre, Dalian 116000, China; 4. Collaborative Innovation Center of Provincial and Ministerial Co-construction for Marine Food Deep Processing, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China; 5. Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116650, China; 6. Dalian Xinyulong Marine Organisms Seed Industry Technology Co., Ltd., Dalian 116200, China)
  • Online:2023-09-15 Published:2023-09-29

Abstract: Sea cucumber, an important marine food and medicinal resource, contains polysaccharides, which are one of the most important active substances in it. Sulfate groups play an important role in the biological activity of polysaccharides, and sea cucumber sulfated polysaccharides may specifically affect the growth of certain intestinal microorganisms and the production of related metabolites due to their different chemical structures, which contribute to the variable health promoting effects. As a complex ecosystem of the human body, the intestinal flora plays an irreplaceable role in life activities such as nutritional metabolism. Sea cucumber sulfated polysaccharides can be used as prebiotics to alleviate diseases caused by intestinal flora disorder by regulating its composition. This review article summarizes the structures of sea cucumber sulfated polysaccharides, with a focus on the latest progress in research on their influence on glycolipid metabolism through the gut microbiota. These studies will contribute to a better understanding of the health promoting mechanism of sea cucumber sulfated polysaccharides and provide a scientific basis for their application in functional foods.

Key words: sulfated polysaccharides from sea cucumber; structural characteristics; gut microbiota; glycolipid metabolism

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