Commercial Fucoidans from Fucus vesiculosus Can Be Grouped into Antiadipogenic and Adipogenic Agents

Commercial Fucoidans from Fucus vesiculosus Can Be Grouped into Antiadipogenic and Adipogenic Agents

Fucus vesiculosus is a brown seaweed used in the treatment of obesity. This seaweed synthesizes various bioactive molecules, one of them being a sulfated polysaccharide known as fucoidan (FF). This polymer can easily be found commercially, and has antiadipogenic and lipolytic activity. Using differe...

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Main Authors: Ruth Medeiros Oliveira, Rafael Barros Gomes Câmara, Jessyka Fernanda Santiago Monte, Rony Lucas Silva Viana, Karoline Rachel Teodosio Melo, Moacir Fernandes Queiroz, Luciana Guimarães Alves Filgueira, Lila Missae Oyama, Hugo Alexandre Oliveira Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
3T3-L1 cells
fucan
lipolytic
obesity
brown seaweed
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/16/6/193

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