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Fucoidan
Fucoidan
is a
sulfated
polysaccharide
(
MW
: average 20,000) found mainly in various species of
brown algae
and brown
seaweed
such as
mozuku
,
kombu
,
bladderwrack
,
wakame
, and
hijiki
(variant forms of fucoidan have also been found in animal species, including the
sea cucumber
). Fucoidan is used as an ingredient in some
dietary supplement
products.
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