Sulfated polysaccharides and their lower molecular weight oligosaccharide derivatives from
marine macroalgae have been shown to possess a variety of biological activities. The …

There is a wide variety of cancer types yet, all share some common cellular and molecular
behaviors. Most of the chemotherapeutic agents used in cancer treatment are designed to …

Marine algae contain large amounts of polysaccharides, notably cell wall structural, but also
mycopolysaccharides and storage polysaccharides (Kumar et al. 2008b; Murata and …

Sulfated fucans, frequently referred to simply as fucans, constitute a class of polysaccharides
first isolated in 1913. For many years fucans were regarded only as a potential source of l …

Fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide extracted from brown seaweed, displays a wide variety
of internal biological activities; however, the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying …

Marine polysaccharides originated from seaweeds, including agar, alginate, carrageenan,
and fucoidan, possess various kinds of physiological activities and have been widely used …

The therapeutic potential of natural bioactive compounds such as polysaccharides,
especially glycosaminoglycans, is now well documented, and this activity combined with …

Fucosylated chondroitin sulfates (fCSs) were isolated from four sea cucumbers
Pearsonothuria graeffei (Indo-Pacific), Stichopus tremulus (Western Indian Ocean) …

Sulfated fucans and galactans are strongly anionic polysaccharides found in marine
organisms. Their structures vary among species, but their major features are conserved …

Functional food is considered to be any food or food component that provides health
benefits beyond basic nutrition. Recently, a great deal of interest has been paid by the …