Table 1.
Monosaccharide composition and sulfate content of the fucose-containing sulfated polysaccharides: Sargassum henslowianum C. Agardh (FSAR) derived from S. henslowianum C. Agardh and Fucus vesiculosus (FVES) derived from F. vesiculosus, respectively.
| Samples | Monosaccharide Composition * in mg/g DW | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuc ** | Rha | Ara | Gal ** | Glc | Xyl ** | Man ** | UA ** | Sulfate | |
| FSAR | 31 ± 2 | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 14 ± 1 | 4.2 ± 0.1 | 4.2 ± 0.3 | 5.7 ± 0.5 | 123 ± 7 | 384 ± 26 |
| FVES | 139 ± 5 | 2.0 ± 0.6 | 2.8 ± 0.2 | 28 ± 1 | 2.5 ± 1.8 | 13 ± 2 | 0.2 ± 0.4 | 19 ± 2 | 342 ± 45 |
* Monosaccharide composition: Fuc = fucose, Rha = rhamnose, Ara = arabinose, Gal = galactose, Glc = glucose, Xyl = xylose, Man = mannose, UA = uronic acid; ** Significantly different levels among FSAR and FVES at P ≤ 0.05, number of replicates = 4.