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Fucoidan

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Fucoidan is extracted from brown algae and echinoderms, most commonly, sea cucumber. It is a heteropolymer with fucose as its main repeating unit. However, a variety of monomers and functional groups are also present within its polymer chain. The presence of sulfate groups is attributed to many of its bioactive properties. The extracts are highly polydisperse; therefore, additional processes are often required to obtain fucoidan with uniform molecular weight. The molecular weight, degree of sulfation and monomeric unit vary significantly with species, extraction method and growth parameters of the organisms. This diversity of fucoidan also limits its pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. This chapter discusses the processes involved in fucoidan production, its chemical structure, environmental issues associated with fucoidan production, applications and industrial significance.

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Olatunji, O. (2020). Fucoidan. In: Aquatic Biopolymers. Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34709-3_5

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