Anti-Thrombin, Anti-Adhesive, Anti-Migratory, and Anti-Proliferative Activities of Sulfated Galactans from the Tropical Green Seaweed, <i>Udotea flabellum</i>

Anti-Thrombin, Anti-Adhesive, Anti-Migratory, and Anti-Proliferative Activities of Sulfated Galactans from the Tropical Green Seaweed, <i>Udotea flabellum</i>

In this study, sulfated polysaccharide-rich extracts were isolated from 22 tropical seaweeds (4 red, 11 brown, and 7 green) found in northeastern Brazil, and evaluated for the role of anticoagulant agents. Fifteen of the extracts showed anticoagulant activity, including all the extracts from green s...

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Main Authors: Maxsuell Lucas Mendes Marques, Fernando Bastos Presa, Rony Lucas Silva Viana, Mariana Santana Santos Pereira Costa, Monica Oliveira Rocha Amorim, Daniel Lima Bellan, Monique Gabriela Chagas Faustino Alves, Leandro Silva Costa, Edvaldo Silva Trindade, Hugo Alexandre Oliveira Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
tropical marine seaweeds
sulfated polysaccharides
anti-thrombin
antitumor
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/17/1/5

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