Structure, biology, evolution, and medical importance of sulfated fucans and galactans

Glycobiology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1016-1027

  Pomin, Vitor H ^a   Mourão, Paulo A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Algae; Anticoagulant; Carrageenans; Fucoidan

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; FUCAN DERIVATIVE; GALACTAN; GALACTOSE; HEPARIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ASCIDIACEA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; ECHINODERM; GREEN ALGA; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE SPECIES; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLUM; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RED ALGA; REVIEW; SEA URCHIN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SULFATION; TAXONOMY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ALGAE, BROWN; ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GALACTANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; POLYSACCHARIDES; SEA URCHINS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

ALGAE; ASCIDIACEA; CHLOROPHYTA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 57149087953     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: 14602423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwn085     Document Type: Review

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