Seaweeds have been used since ancient times as food, mainly by Asian countries, while in
Western countries, their main application has been as gelling agents and colloids for the …

Fucoidan is a polysaccharide largely made up of l-fucose and sulfate groups. Fucoidan is
favorable worldwide, especially amongst the food and pharmaceutical industry as a …

Brown algae (Phaeophyceae) have been consumed by humans for hundreds of years.
Current studies have shown that brown algae are rich sources of bioactive compounds with …

There is a current tendency towards bioactive natural products with applications in various
industries, such as pharmaceutical, biomedical, cosmetics and food. This has put some …

Fucoidan is a natural derived compound found in different species of brown algae and in
some animals, that has gained attention for its anticancer properties. However, the exact …

Seaweed is more than the wrap that keeps rice together in sushi. Seaweed biomass is
already used for a wide range of other products in food, including stabilising agents …

Functional ingredients for human health have recently become the focus of research. One
such potentially versatile therapeutic component is fucose-containing sulfated …

Seaweeds—or marine macroalgae—notably brown seaweeds in the class Phaeophyceae,
contain fucoidan. Fucoidan designates a group of certain fucose-containing sulfated …

Recently, a great deal of interest has been developed to isolate novel bioactive compounds
from marine resources because of their numerous health beneficial effects. Among marine …

Marine algal seaweed species are often regarded as an underutilized bioresource, many
have been used as a source of food, industrial raw materials, and in therapeutic and …