FUCOIDAN FROM BROWN SEAWEED AND ITS BIOACTIVITY
Abstract: Fucoidan is a polysaccharide
which substantially consists of L-fucosa
and ester sulphate group and is mainly contained in brown seaweed. For the past
ten years, bioactivity studies of fucoidan has been conducted. Recently,
fucoidan has been examined for its application in drugs. In a couple of years,
fucoidan structure was succesfully identified and its bioactivity was revealed.
Fucoidan exhibits various bioactivities such as anticoagulant, antioxidant,
anticomplementary, anti-inflamation, gastric protector, and blood lipid level
control. This review gives some brief progress in isolation and bioactivity
study of fucoidan from brown seaweeds.
Keywords: fucoidan, brown
seaweed, bioactivity, L-fucose
Author: Ellya Sinurat, Endar
Marraskuranto
Journal Code: jpperikanangg120012
