Crude fucoidan content in two North Atlantic kelp species, Saccharina latissima and Laminaria digitata - seasonal variation and impact of environmental factors

• Published in: Journal of Applied Phycology
• Main Authors: Bruhn, Annette, Janicek, Tina, Manns, Dirk Martin, Nielsen, Mette Møller, Balsby, Thorsten Johannes Skovbjerg, Meyer, Anne S., Rasmussen, Michael Bo, Hou, Xiaoru, Saake, Bodo, Göke, Cordula, Bjerre, Anne-Belinda
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Plant Science; Cultivation; Ecotypes; Exposure; Irradiance; Laminariales; Nutrients; Salinity; Storage carbohydrates; Kattegat; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/67e3c45a-e4a0-46a1-b231-e3c80476787d; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-017-1204-5; https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/134703668/Publishers_version.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10811-017-1204-5

Fucoidans are sulphated fucose-rich polysaccharides predominantly found in the cell walls of brown algae. The bioactive properties of fucoidans attract increasing interest from the medico-pharmaceutical industries and may drive an increase in demand of brown algae biomass. In nature, the biochemical...