Table 2.
Monosaccharide profiles of the crude polysaccharides.
| Monosaccharides (%) |
Undaria pinnatifida (Sporophyll) | Laminaria japonica | Hizikia fusiforme | Sargassum horneri | Abalone viscera | Codium fragile | Fucoidan | Porphyra tenera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mannose | 5.7 | 15.3 | 16.6 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| Rhamnose | 5.9 | 8.5 | * n.d. | n.d. | 8.2 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| Glucose | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | n.d. | 2.8 |
| Galactose | 30.7 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 12.9 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 32.4 |
| Xylose | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | n.d. | * n.d. | 3.6 |
| Arabinose | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 5.9 | 6.5 | n.d. |
| Fucose | 50.3 | 22.1 | 41.8 | 66.2 | 37.3 | 2.6 | 12.8 | 4.5 |
* n.d.: not detected.