Anticancer and Antitumor Potential of Fucoidan and Fucoxanthin, Two Main Metabolites Isolated from Brown Algae
Joint Authors
Zorofchian Moghadamtousi, Soheil
Karimian, Hamed
Khanabdali, Ramin
Razavi, Mahboubeh
Firoozinia, Mohammad
Zandi, Keivan
Abdul Kadir, Habsah
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Seaweed is one of the largest producers of biomass in marine environment and is a rich arsenal of active metabolites and functional ingredients with valuable beneficial health effects.
Being a staple part of Asian cuisine, investigations on the crude extracts of Phaeophyceae or brown algae revealed marked antitumor activity, eliciting a variety of research to determine the active ingredients involved in this potential.
The sulfated polysaccharide of fucoidan and carotenoid of fucoxanthin were found to be the most important active metabolites of brown algae as potential chemotherapeutic or chemopreventive agents.
This review strives to provide detailed account of all current knowledge on the anticancer and antitumor activity of fucoidan and fucoxanthin as the two major metabolites isolated from brown algae.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zorofchian Moghadamtousi, Soheil& Karimian, Hamed& Khanabdali, Ramin& Razavi, Mahboubeh& Firoozinia, Mohammad& Zandi, Keivan…[et al.]. 2014. Anticancer and Antitumor Potential of Fucoidan and Fucoxanthin, Two Main Metabolites Isolated from Brown Algae. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050977
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zorofchian Moghadamtousi, Soheil…[et al.]. Anticancer and Antitumor Potential of Fucoidan and Fucoxanthin, Two Main Metabolites Isolated from Brown Algae. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050977
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zorofchian Moghadamtousi, Soheil& Karimian, Hamed& Khanabdali, Ramin& Razavi, Mahboubeh& Firoozinia, Mohammad& Zandi, Keivan…[et al.]. Anticancer and Antitumor Potential of Fucoidan and Fucoxanthin, Two Main Metabolites Isolated from Brown Algae. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050977
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050977