For this product, the total carbohydrate content is typically around 60 percent by weight. Unfortunately, neither the molecular weight nor the sulfate content is tested.
F8315
Fucoidan from Undaria pinnatifida
≥95%
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| Pack Size | SKU | Availability | Price |
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| 500 mg | Please contact Customer Service for Availability | $345.00 |
About This Item
biological source
algae (Undaria pinnatifida)
Quality Level
assay
≥95%
form
powder
color
white to off-white
useful pH range
3.0 -7.0
solubility
water: 10 mg/mL, colorless to faintly yellow
storage temp.
room temp
General description
Fucoidan is a fucose-rich, sulfated polysaccharide isolated from several species of brown seaweed.
Fucoidan has a complex chemical composition. It contains mannose, galactose, glucose, xylose and other monosaccharides. It is also composed of uronic acids, acetyl groups and protein.
Application
Fucoidan from Undaria pinnatifida has been used to assess its antimicrobial potential in vitro.[1]
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 which 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
To gain a comprehensive understanding of our extensive range of Polysaccharides for your research, we encourage you to visit our Carbohydrates Category page.
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| biological source algae (Undaria pinnatifida) | biological source algae (Macrocystis pyrifera) | biological source algae (Fucus Vesiculosus) | biological source algae (Fucus Vesiculosus) |
| assay ≥95% | assay ≥85% | assay ≥95% | assay - |
| solubility water: 10 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow | solubility water: 10 mg/mL, clear to hazy, colorless to very faintly brown | solubility water: 10 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow | solubility H2O: 10 mg/mL, clear to hazy, faintly yellow to brownish-yellow |
| Quality Level 200 | Quality Level 200 | Quality Level 200 | Quality Level 200 |
| form powder | form powder | form powder | form powder |
| storage temp. room temp | storage temp. room temp | storage temp. room temp | storage temp. room temp |
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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Fucoidan: structure and bioactivity
Li B, et al.
Molecules (Basel), 13(8), 1671-1695 (2008)
Arumugam Ponnan et al.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 27(25), 31760-31766 (2020-06-07)
Fucoidan is a unique bioactive and dietary polymer enriched mainly in the cell wall matrix of the brown seaweeds. This present study was intended to reveal the antigenotoxicity effect of fucoidan on 4-nitroquinolin-1-oxide (4-NQO) induced genetics damage and apoptosis in
Xiang Li et al.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 34(8), 1661-1667 (2014-06-07)
Nuclear imaging of active plaques still remains challenging. Advanced atherosclerotic plaques have a strong expression of P-selectin by the endothelium overlying active atherosclerotic plaques, but not on the endothelium overlying inactive fibrous plaques. We proposed a new approach for noninvasive
Global Trade Item Number
| SKU | GTIN |
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| F8315-500MG | 04061833620496 |
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Does it have a reference of molecular weight, total sugar content, and sulfate content for each plot? I'll take experiments on it and would like to get into it. Thank you.
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What is the monosaccharide composition of this fucoidan? How much is fucose relative to glucuronic acid, mannose, galactose and xylose?
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This product has not been tested to determine the monosaccharide profile. In general, publications suggest that Fucoidan from Undaria pinnatifida is made up of primarily fucose and galactose. Please see the link below to review a publication that may be of interest:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6164441/#:~:text=pinnatifida%2Dderived%20fucoidan%20are%20fucose,and%20sulfate%20are%20also%20present.Helpful?
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Could you please share a reference to the extraction and purification method used for this sample? I have it as a standard in my exxperiment and would like to get insights into it. Thank you
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The extraction and purification methods for this product are considered proprietary information.
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