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Fucoidan is a long chain sulfated polysaccharide found in various species of brown algae. Commercially available fucoidan is commonly extracted from the seaweed species Fucus vesiculosus ( wracks ), Cladosiphon okamuranus , Laminaria japonica ( kombu , sugar kelp) and Undaria pinnatifida ( wakame ).
Fucose is a hexose deoxy sugar with the chemical formula C 6 H 12 O 5.It is found on N-linked glycans on the mammalian, insect and plant cell surface. Fucose is the fundamental sub-unit of the seaweed polysaccharide fucoidan. [1]
Turbinaria also contains fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties. [22] [23] The Genus Turbinaria is still chemically and pharmacologically underexplored. These brown algae belong to the family Sargassaceae.
They have cellulose walls with alginic acid and also contain the polysaccharide fucoidan in the amorphous sections of their cell walls. A few species (of Padina) calcify with aragonite needles. [26] In addition to alginates, fucoidan and cellulose, the carbohydrate composition of brown algae consists of mannitol, laminarin and glucan. [52]
Japanese "Mozuku" dish. Cladosiphon okamuranus (モズク; 水雲; 藻付; 海蘊; 海雲, mozuku) is a type of edible seaweed in the genus Cladosiphon, naturally found in Okinawa, Japan.
Kjellmaniella is a monotypic genus of kelp (large brown algae) comprising the species Kjellmaniella crassifolia, known as kagome (カゴメ/籠目) in Japanese. [5] [6] The species has received attention in recent years for fucoidan content [7] and its multilateral profile of fucoidan chemicals compared to other seaweeds.