Functional properties of brown algal sulfated polysaccharides, fucoidans

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 64, Issue , 2011, Pages 163-178

  Jeon, You Jin ^a   Wijesinghe, W A J P ^a   Kim, Se Kwon ^b  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brown seaweeds; Fucoidan; Nutraceutical; Pharmaceutical; Sulfated polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

EID: 80555144165     PISSN: 10434526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-387669-0.00012-0     Document Type: Chapter

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