biological source
algae (Fucus Vesiculosus)
Quality Level
assay
≥95%
form
powder
color
light yellow
useful pH range
5.0-11.0
solubility
water: 10 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow
storage temp.
room temp
General description
Fucoidan is a fucose-rich, sulfated polysaccharide isolated from several species of brown seaweed.
Application
Fucoidan from Fucus vesiculosus has been to:
- study the application of heparin red in detecting fucoidan
- study its bioactivity as an antimicrobial agent
- study its effects on advanced glycation end-products
Biochem/physiol Actions
Studies of fucoidan have found it to have a broad variety of biological activities including antitumor and antiangogenic activities, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, antithrombotic, and antioxidant activities. Fucoidan induces macrophage activation with subsequently activates mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and results in natural killer cell proliferation. Fucoidan acts as a nonselective selectin blocker and has been shown to induce apoptosis and suppress angiogenesis.
Other Notes
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Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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Quantification of sulfated polysaccharides in mouse and rat plasma by the Heparin Red mix-and-read fluorescence assay
Ulrich W et al.
ARKIVOC (Gainesville, FL, United States) (2017)
Hang T T Cao et al.
Marine drugs, 16(11) (2018-11-06)
Fucoidans from brown macroalgae have beneficial biomedical properties but their use as pharma products requires homogenous oligomeric products. In this study, the action of five recombinant microbial fucoidan degrading enzymes were evaluated on fucoidans from brown macroalgae: Sargassum mcclurei, Fucus
Fanlu Wang et al.
Marine drugs, 19(4) (2021-04-04)
Fucoidans, sulfated polysaccharides extracted from brown algae, are marine products with the potential to modulate bone formation and vascularization processes. The bioactivity and safety of fucoidans are highly associated with their chemical structure, which may vary with algae species and
Global Trade Item Number
| SKU | GTIN |
|---|---|
| F8190-500MG | 04061833620373 |