Therapies from Fucoidan: An Update

Overview

Journal Mar Drugs

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biology
Pharmacology

Date 2015 Sep 22

PMID 26389927

Citations 121

Authors

Janet Helen Fitton

Damien N Stringer

Samuel S Karpiniec

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Abstract

Fucoidans are a class of sulfated fucose-rich polysaccharides found in brown marine algae and echinoderms. Fucoidans have an attractive array of bioactivities and potential applications including immune modulation, cancer inhibition, and pathogen inhibition. Research into fucoidan has continued to gain pace over the last few years and point towards potential therapeutic or adjunct roles. The source, extraction, characterization and detection of fucoidan is discussed.

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