Fucoidan Extracted from Undaria pinnatifida: Source for Nutraceuticals/Functional Foods

The importance of fucoidan as a functional ingredient in food, health products, and pharmaceutics is well-recognized due to its beneficial biological effects. Fucoidan is usually extracted from brown seaweeds, including Undaria pinnatifida. Fucoidan exhibits beneficial bio-activity and has antioxida...

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Main Authors: Yu Zhao, Yizhou Zheng, Jie Wang, Shuyi Ma, Yiming Yu, William Lindsey White, Shiping Yang, Fan Yang, Jun Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/16/9/321