Heterofucans from Dictyota menstrualis have anticoagulant activity
Fucan is a term used to denote a family of sulfated L-fucose-rich polysaccharides which are present in the extracellular matrix of brown seaweed and in the egg jelly coat of sea urchins. Plant fucans have several biological activities, including anticoagulant and antithrombotic, related to the struc...
Main Authors: | I.R.L. Albuquerque, K.C.S. Queiroz, L.G. Alves, E.A. Santos, E.L. Leite, H.A.O. Rocha |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2004-02-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000200002 |
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