Fucoidans in Nanomedicine [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2016 Fucoidans are widespread cost-effective sulfated marine polysaccharides which have raised interest in the scientific community over last decades for their wide spectrum of bioactivities. Unsurprisingly, nanomedicine has grasped these compounds to develop
Frédéric Chaubet +2 more
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Fucoidans: Downstream Processes and Recent Applications [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2020 Fucoidans are multifunctional marine macromolecules that are subjected to numerous and various downstream processes during their production. These processes were considered the most important abiotic factors affecting fucoidan chemical skeletons, quality,
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Sulfated Galactofucans: An Outstanding Class of Fucoidans with Promising Bioactivities [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2022 Fucoidans encompass versatile and heterogeneous sulfated biopolysaccharides of marine origin, specifically brown algae and marine invertebrates. Their chemistry and bioactivities have been extensively investigated in the last few decades.
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Comparative Analyses of Fucoidans from South African Brown Seaweeds That Inhibit Adhesion, Migration, and Long-Term Survival of Colorectal Cancer Cells [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2023 Human colorectal cancer (CRC) is a recurrent, deadly malignant tumour with a high incidence. The incidence of CRC is of increasing alarm in highly developed countries, as well as in middle to low-income countries, posing a significant global health ...
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Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms of Fucoidans to Treat Inflammatory Diseases: A Review [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2021 Fucoidans are sulfated heteropolysaccharides found in the cell walls of brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) and in some marine invertebrates. Generally, fucoidans are composed of significant amounts of L-fucose and sulfate groups, and lesser amounts of ...
Kalahe Hewage Iresha Nadeeka Madushani Herath +2 more
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Fucoidan from Macrocystis pyrifera Has Powerful Immune-Modulatory Effects Compared to Three Other Fucoidans [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2015 Fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide purified from brown algae, has a variety of immune-modulation effects, such as promoting activation of dendritic cells (DCs), natural killer (NK) cells and T cells, and enhancing anti-viral and anti-tumor responses ...
Kichul Cho, , Jun-O Jin
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Immunopotentiating Activity of Fucoidans and Relevance to Cancer Immunotherapy [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2023 Fucoidans, discovered in 1913, are fucose-rich sulfated polysaccharides extracted mainly from brown seaweed. These versatile and nontoxic marine-origin heteropolysaccharides have a wide range of favorable biological activities, including antitumor ...
Yani Li +5 more
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Extraction-driven structural modulation of fucoidans from Sargassum assimile enhances antioxidant and immune-stimulating activities [PDF]
Food Chemistry: XFucoidans are multifunctional marine polysaccharides with promising therapeutic potential, yet their structure–function relationships remain insufficiently understood.
Kimia Sahragard +3 more
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Anticancer Activity In Vitro of Sulfated Polysaccharides from the Brown Alga Spatoglossum vietnamense [PDF]
MoleculesSulfated polysaccharides SpvF1, SpvF2, SpvF3, and SpvF4 from the brown alga S. vietnamense collected north of Hon Do (Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam) were isolated and studied.
Dinh Thanh Trung +6 more
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In Vitro Antiproliferative Activity of Fucoidans Extracted From Sargassum natans and Sargassum fluitans in the HeLa Cell Line [PDF]
International Journal of Food ScienceThis paper presents an analysis of the polyphenol content, antioxidant capacity, and antiproliferative activity of fucoidans extracted from Sargassum natans and Sargassum fluitans.
S. R. Vázquez-Rodríguez +4 more
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