Determination of the Seasonal Yields of Total Fucose and Fucoidan Yields in Brown Seaweeds (Order Fucales) Distributed along the Coast of Urla (izmir, Turkey)

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Authors: Gamze TURAN, Semra Cirik, Hatice TEKOĞUL, Edis KORU, Ulviye KARACALAR, Şafak Seyhaneyıldız Can

HSOA Journal of Aquaculture Fisheries, Refereed Journals of Other Institutions, International, Other Indexes, 2017, vol 1, pp 1-4

DOI: 10.24966/aaf-5523/100005

Summary

<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The&nbsp;brown&nbsp;seaweeds&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;recognized&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;potential&nbsp;source&nbsp;of&nbsp;biologically&nbsp;active&nbsp;Fucoidan,&nbsp;a&nbsp;mucilaginous&nbsp;sulfated&nbsp;polysaccharide&nbsp;consisting&nbsp;mainly&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;polymer&nbsp;of&nbsp;α-L-fucose-4-sulfate&nbsp;but&nbsp;with&nbsp;persistent&nbsp;amounts&nbsp;of&nbsp;other&nbsp;sugars,&nbsp;mainly&nbsp;Xylose&nbsp;and&nbsp;Galactose&nbsp;and&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;reported&nbsp;to&nbsp;have&nbsp;Anti-Cancer,&nbsp;Anti-Obesity&nbsp;and&nbsp;Anti-Inflammatory&nbsp;effects.&nbsp;This&nbsp;study&nbsp;was&nbsp;carried&nbsp;out&nbsp;to&nbsp;determine&nbsp;the&nbsp;seasonal&nbsp;yields&nbsp;of&nbsp;total&nbsp;Fucose&nbsp;and&nbsp;Fucoidan&nbsp;from&nbsp;brown&nbsp;seaweed&nbsp;species&nbsp;(Order&nbsp;Fucales)&nbsp;of&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Cystoseira&nbsp;barbata,&nbsp;C.&nbsp;compressa</em><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sargassum&nbsp;vulgare</em><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp;distributed&nbsp;naturally&nbsp;along&nbsp;the&nbsp;coast&nbsp;of&nbsp;Urla&nbsp;(Izmir,&nbsp;Turkey)&nbsp;using&nbsp;a&nbsp;colorimetric&nbsp;method.&nbsp;Mean&nbsp;fucoidan&nbsp;yields&nbsp;were&nbsp;6.44±1.44%&nbsp;(dry&nbsp;weight&nbsp;basis)&nbsp;for&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Cystoseira&nbsp;barbata</em><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">,&nbsp;3.84±1.14%&nbsp;for&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sargassum&nbsp;vulgare</em><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp;and&nbsp;3.04±1.77%&nbsp;for&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">C.&nbsp;compressa</em><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp;(n=3).&nbsp;The&nbsp;highest&nbsp;Fucoidan&nbsp;yields&nbsp;in&nbsp;these&nbsp;species&nbsp;were&nbsp;determined&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;fall&nbsp;season&nbsp;(P≤0.05).</span></p>

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