Chemical characterization of fucoidan from commercially cultured nemacystus decipiens (itomozuku)

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1813-1815

  Tako, Masakuni ^a   Nakada, Taketo ^a   Hongou, Fujiya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fucoidan; Itomozuku; Nemacystus decipiens

Indexed keywords

FUCOIDIN; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; POLYSACCHARIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; AQUACULTURE; BROWN ALGA; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN;

AQUACULTURE; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; HUMANS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROLYSIS; JAPAN; PHAEOPHYTA; POLYSACCHARIDES; SULFURIC ACIDS;

EID: 0001759327     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.63.1813     Document Type: Article

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