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Fucoidan from Fucus vesiculosus

Crude

Synonym(s):

Fucoidin

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CAS Number:
9072-19-9
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
MDL number:
MFCD00131109
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biological source

algae (Fucus Vesiculosus)

Quality Level

200

form

powder

quality

Crude

color

light yellow to brown

solubility

H2O: 10 mg/mL, clear to hazy, faintly yellow to brownish-yellow

cation traces

Ca: ≤1%, Na: ≤ 8% (ICP)

storage temp.

room temp

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General description

Fucoidan is a fucose-rich, sulfated polysaccharide isolated from several species of brown seaweed.

Application

Fucoidan from Fucus vesiculosus may be used as a biological response modifier and as a potential therapeutic agent with a wide range of biological activities. It may be used to study its pharmacokinetics, safety, efficacy and methods of delivery as a potential anticancer, anti-immune and anti-inflammatory agent. Fucoidan may be used to assess its potential and formulations for tissue engineering applications.

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.

Preparation Note

Prepared by a modification of the method of Black, W.A.P., et al., J. Sci. Food Agri., 3, 122 (1952).

Other Notes

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Long Yu et al.
Food chemistry, 142, 197-200 (2013-09-05)
Structure of fucoidan from sea cucumber Acaudina molpadioides (Am-FUC) was investigated in this study. Low molecular weight polysaccharide of Am-FUC (Am-LMW) was prepared by enzymatic degradation and assayed by nuclear magnetic resonance. According to the structure of Am-LMW, and referring
Wei Wang et al.
Marine drugs, 10(12), 2795-2816 (2012-12-14)
Recently, the studies on the antiviral activities of marine natural products, especially marine polysaccharides, are attracting more and more attention all over the world. Marine-derived polysaccharides and their lower molecular weight oligosaccharide derivatives have been shown to possess a variety
Kazuo Azuma et al.
Marine drugs, 10(10), 2337-2348 (2012-11-22)
We evaluated the anti-tumor activities of the oral administration of fucoidan extracted from Cladosiphon okamuranus using a tumor (colon 26)-bearing mouse model. The materials used included low-molecular-weight fucoidan (LMWF: 6.5-40 kDa), intermediate-molecular-weight fucoidan (IMWF: 110-138 kDa) and high-molecular-weight fucoidan (HMWF:
Yong-Seok Han et al.
Marine drugs, 17(9) (2019-09-05)
Mitochondria are considered to be the powerhouses of cells. They are the most commonly damaged organelles within dopaminergic neurons in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite the importance of protecting neuronal mitochondria in PD patients, the detailed mechanisms underlying mitochondrial
Olesya S Vishchuk et al.
Food chemistry, 141(2), 1211-1217 (2013-06-26)
The sulfated polysaccharides from brown algae - the fucoidans - are known to be a topic of numerous studies, due to their beneficial biological activities including anti-tumour activity. In this study the effect of fucoidans isolated from brown algae Saccharina
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SKUGTIN
F5631-1G04061826107652
F5631-500MG04061832628912

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