Table 1.
Absolute mass percentages of components of normalised fucoidan extracts from varying species determined using standardised methods by Marinova Pty Ltd.
| Species | Fucose (%) | Xylose (%) | Galactose (%) | Arabinose (%) | Rhamnose (%) | Uronic Acid (%) | Sulfate (%) | Cations (%) | Sulfation Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fucus vesiculosus | 43.1 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 30.1 | 5.7 | 0.81 |
| Sigma Crude Fucus vesiculosus | 45.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 32.0 | 7.6 | 0.92 |
| Macrocystis pyrifera | 30.5 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 12.4 | 32.4 | 15.1 | 1.1 |
| Cladosiphon sp. | 51.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 0.58 |
| Laminaria japonica | 34.1 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 14.4 | 31.7 | 13.2 | 1.0 |
| Ecklonia radiata | 19.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 25.5 | 19.1 | 5.4 | 0.45 |
| Durvillaea potatorum | 27.9 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 32.4 | 21.4 | 8.9 | 0.57 |
| Lessonia nigrescens | 26.2 | 8.1 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 12.9 | 29.1 | 7.8 | 0.82 |
| Alaria esculenta | 37.5 | 3.4 | 16.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 12.3 | 20.2 | 8.2 | 0.50 |
| Undaria pinnatifida | 32.6 | 0.0 | 25.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 29.6 | 7.7 | 0.85 |
| Pelvetia canaliculata | 38.3 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 43.0 | 5.7 | 1.4 |