TABLE 1.
Chemical composition of Fucoidan A and F.
Fucoidan | Source | Sulfate content (%) | Molecular weight |
Monosaccharide composition (%)
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Man | GlcA | Glc | Gal | Xyl | Fuc | ||||
Fucoidan A | Ascophyllum nodosum | 22.7 | 210kDa | 7.5 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 17.8 | 58.5 |
Fucoidan F | Fucus vesiculosus | 26.3 | 610kDa | 5.7 | 5.5 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 65.8 |