Medicinal benefits of sulfated polysaccharides from sea vegetables

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 64, Issue , 2011, Pages 391-402

  Kim, Se Kwon ^a   Li, Yong Xin ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brown algae; Carrageenan; Fucoidan; Sulfated polysaccharides; Ulvan

Indexed keywords

EID: 80555144144     PISSN: 10434526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-387669-0.00030-2     Document Type: Chapter

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