Biological activities and potential industrial applications of fucose rich sulfated polysaccharides and fucoidans isolated from brown seaweeds: A review

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-20

  Wijesinghe, W A J P ^a   Jeon, You Jin ^a  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Brown seaweed; Fucoidan; Functional ingredient; Natural product; Sulfated polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

BROWN SEAWEED; FUCOIDANS; FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENT; NATURAL PRODUCTS; SULFATED POLYSACCHARIDES;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SEAWEED;

BIOACTIVITY;

ALGAE;

EID: 84855987713     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.12.029     Document Type: Review

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