Therapeutic Potential of Seaweed-Derived Laminaran: Attenuation of Clinical Drug Cytotoxicity and Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging

β-glucan has been shown to be effective for several diseases such as immune regulation and blood pressure suppression. Seaweed contains a β-1,3/1,6-glucan called laminaran. The present commercial source of β-glucan is black yeast; however, a fermentation process using organic carbon substrates makes...

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Main Authors: Hiromi Kurokawa, Thomas Kiran Marella, Hirofumi Matsui, Yutaka Kuroki, Makoto M. Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Antioxidants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/12/7/1328