Polysaccharides from Ulva pertusa (Chlorophyta) and preliminary studies on their antihyperlipidemia activity

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-27

  Pengzhan, Yu ^a,b   Quanbin, Zhang ^a,b   Ning, Li ^a,b   Zuhong, Xu ^a   Yanmei, Wang ^a   Zhi'en, Li ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Antihyperlipidemia effect; Hyperlipidemia; Polysaccharides; Ulva pertusa; Ulvan

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; ULVA PERTUSA;

EID: 0037262248     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022997622334     Document Type: Article

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