Potential Use of Polysaccharides from the Brown Alga Undaria pinnatifida as Anticoagulants

Complete Plastid Genome Sequence of the Brown Alga Undaria pinnatifida

In this study, we fully sequenced the circular plastid genome of a brown alga, Undaria pinnatifida. The genome is 130,383 base pairs (bp) in size; it contains a large single-copy (LSC, 76,598 bp) and a small single-copy region (SSC, 42,977 bp), separated by two inverted repeats (IRa and IRb: 5,404 bp). The genome contains 139 protein-coding, 28 tRNA, and 6 rRNA genes; none of these genes contai...

Extracts from New Zealand Undaria pinnatifida Containing Fucoxanthin as Potential Functional Biomaterials against Cancer in Vitro

This study tested extracts from New Zealand seaweed Undaria pinnatifida containing fucoxanthin, in parallel with pure fucoxanthin, in nine human cancer cell lines, for anticancer activity. Growth inhibition effects of extracts from Undaria pinnatifida were found in all types of cancer cell lines in dose- and time- dependent manners. Cytotoxicity of fucoxanthin in three human non-cancer cell lin...

Structure and antitumour activity of fucoidan isolated from sporophyll of Korean brown seaweed Undaria pinnatifida

Department of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic Department of Meat Technology and Preservation, Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Re...

analysis of immunomodulatory activity of polysaccharides extracted from the brown alga cystoseira myrica

Novel antiviral fucoidan from sporophyll of Undaria pinnatifida (Mekabu).

Structural characterization and antiviral activities of fucoidan from sporophyll of Undaria pinnatifida (Mekabu) was examined. The fucoidan was composed of fucose and galactose with an approximately ratio of 1.0:1.1. Degree of substitution of sulfate was 0.72 and its apparent molecular weight was 9,000. Methylation analyses showed that fucoidan had various sugar linkages, and revealed that the ...