Determination of the Season- al Yields of Total Fucose andFucoidan Yields in Brown Sea- weeds (Order Fucales) Distrib- uted along the Coast of Urla(izmir, Turkey)
Articles > Article · 2017
Authors: Gamze TURAN, SEMRA CİRİK, 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
Summary
<p>The brown seaweeds have been recognized as a potential source of biologically active Fucoidan, a mucilaginous sulfated polysaccharide consisting mainly of a polymer of α-L-fucose-4-sulfate but with persistent amounts of other sugars, mainly Xylose and Galactose and have been reported to have Anti-Cancer, Anti-Obesity and Anti-Inflammatory effects. This study was carried out to determine the seasonal yields of total Fucose and Fucoidan from brown seaweed species (Order Fucales) of <em>Cystoseira barbata, C. compressa</em> and <em>Sargassum vulgare</em> distributed naturally along the coast of Urla (Izmir, Turkey) using a colorimetric method. Mean fucoidan yields were 6.44±1.44% (dry weight basis) for <em>Cystoseira barbata</em>, 3.84±1.14% for <em>Sargassum vulgare</em> and 3.04±1.77% for <em>C. compressa</em> (n=3). The highest Fucoidan yields in these species were determined in the fall season (P≤0.05).</p>