Therapies from Fucoidan: An Update
Fucoidans are a class of sulfated fucose-rich polysaccharides found in brown marine algae and echinoderms. Fucoidans have an attractive array of bioactivities and potential applications including immune modulation, cancer inhibition, and pathogen inhibition. Research into fucoidan has continued to g...
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| author | Janet Helen Fitton Damien N. Stringer Samuel S. Karpiniec |
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| description | Fucoidans are a class of sulfated fucose-rich polysaccharides found in brown marine algae and echinoderms. Fucoidans have an attractive array of bioactivities and potential applications including immune modulation, cancer inhibition, and pathogen inhibition. Research into fucoidan has continued to gain pace over the last few years and point towards potential therapeutic or adjunct roles. The source, extraction, characterization and detection of fucoidan is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4c085fd314b4b7eafe8b9b95ea964c72022-12-22T02:53:11ZengMDPI AGMarine Drugs1660-33972015-09-011395920594610.3390/md13095920md13095920Therapies from Fucoidan: An UpdateJanet Helen Fitton0Damien N. Stringer1Samuel S. Karpiniec2Marinova Pty Ltd., 249 Kennedy Drive, Cambridge, Tasmania 7170, AustraliaMarinova Pty Ltd., 249 Kennedy Drive, Cambridge, Tasmania 7170, AustraliaMarinova Pty Ltd., 249 Kennedy Drive, Cambridge, Tasmania 7170, AustraliaFucoidans are a class of sulfated fucose-rich polysaccharides found in brown marine algae and echinoderms. Fucoidans have an attractive array of bioactivities and potential applications including immune modulation, cancer inhibition, and pathogen inhibition. Research into fucoidan has continued to gain pace over the last few years and point towards potential therapeutic or adjunct roles. The source, extraction, characterization and detection of fucoidan is discussed.http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/13/9/5920sulfated carbohydrateimmune modulationanti-inflammatoryanti-canceranti-viralanti-bacterial |
| spellingShingle | Janet Helen Fitton Damien N. Stringer Samuel S. Karpiniec Therapies from Fucoidan: An Update Marine Drugs sulfated carbohydrate immune modulation anti-inflammatory anti-cancer anti-viral anti-bacterial |
| title | Therapies from Fucoidan: An Update |
| title_full | Therapies from Fucoidan: An Update |
| title_fullStr | Therapies from Fucoidan: An Update |
| title_full_unstemmed | Therapies from Fucoidan: An Update |
| title_short | Therapies from Fucoidan: An Update |
| title_sort | therapies from fucoidan an update |
| topic | sulfated carbohydrate immune modulation anti-inflammatory anti-cancer anti-viral anti-bacterial |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/13/9/5920 |
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