Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activities of Heterofucans from the Seaweed Sargassum filipendula

Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activities of Heterofucans from the Seaweed Sargassum filipendula

Fucan is a term used to denominate a type of polysaccharide which contains substantial percentages of L-fucose and sulfate ester groups. We obtained five heterofucans from Sargassum filipendula by proteolytic digestion followed by sequential acetone precipitation. These heterofucans are composed mai...

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Main Authors: Hugo Alexandre Oliveira Rocha, Giulianna Paiva Viana Andrade, Ivan Rui Lopes Albuquerque, Ruth Medeiros Oliveira, Raniere Fagundes Melo-Silveira, Jailma Almeida-Lima, Sara Lima Cordeiro, Mariana Santana Santos Pereira Costa, Rafael Barros Gomes Camara, Nednaldo Dantas-Santos, Gabriel Pereira Fidelis, Cinthia Beatrice Silva Telles, Leandro Silva Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-06-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
fucoidan
biological activities
HeLa cells
brown seaweed
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/6/952/

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