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fucoidan

Known as: fucan sulfate, fucoidin, sulfated fucans 
National Institutes of Health

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Anti-Ulcer AgentAnticoagulantsAntineoplastic AgentsPolysaccharides

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Mekabu fucoidanfucan sulfate Hor-1

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Anticancer Properties and Mechanisms of Fucoidan on Mouse Breast Cancer In Vitro and In Vivo
Background Fucoidan is a sulfated polysaccharide derived from brown algae that has been reported to perform multiple biological… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Fucoidans from Brown Seaweeds Sargassum hornery, Eclonia cava, Costaria costata: Structural Characteristics and Anticancer Activity
Fucoidans were isolated by water extraction and ion-exchange chromatography from brown algae Eclonia cava, Sargassum hornery, and… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Fucoidan present in brown algae induces apoptosis of human colon cancer cells
BackgroundFucoidan is a sulfated polysaccharide found in brown algae; it has been shown to exhibit a number of biological effects… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Fucoidan induces apoptosis through activation of caspase-8 on human breast cancer MCF-7 cells.
Fucoidan is an active component of seaweed that has been shown to inhibit proliferation and induce apoptotic cell death in… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Preparation of fucoidan-chitosan hydrogel and its application as burn healing accelerator on rabbits.
Treatment of dermal wounds with macromolecular agents such as natural polymers is one of the research areas of the biomaterial… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Antitumor and antimetastatic activity of fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide isolated from the Okhotsk sea Fucus evanescens brown alga
Antitumor and antimetastatic activities of fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide isolated from Fucus evanescens (brown alga in… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Fucoidan induces apoptosis of human HS‐Sultan cells accompanied by activation of caspase‐3 and down‐regulation of ERK Pathways
Fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide in brown seaweed, was found to inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis in human lymphoma… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Sulfated fucans, fresh perspectives: structures, functions, and biological properties of sulfated fucans and an overview of enzymes active toward this class of polysaccharide.
Sulfated fucans, frequently referred to simply as fucans, constitute a class of polysaccharides first isolated in 1913. For many… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Therapeutic potential of inhibiting leukocyte rolling in ischemia/reperfusion.
Leukocyte rolling has been postulated to be mandatory for subsequent leukocyte adhesion and tissue injury observed during… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Endothelial cell-derived chemotactic activity for mouse peritoneal macrophages and the effects of modified forms of low density lipoprotein.
Cultured rabbit and bovine aortic endothelial cells generated chemotactic activity for mouse resident peritoneal macrophages… 
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