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ascophyllan

ascophyllan noun: a fucose-containing, sulfated polysaccharide isolated from brown alga of the genus Ascophyllum.

Noun

ascophyllan

  1. A fucose-containing, sulfated polysaccharide isolated from brown alga of the genus Ascophyllum.
    • It is good source of fucoidan, alginates, ascophyllan, laminarins and polyphenols.2015 July 10, Shekhar U. Kadam et al., “Laminarin from Irish Brown Seaweeds Ascophyllum nodosum and Laminaria hyperborea: Ultrasound Assisted Extraction, Characterization and Bioactivity”, in Marine...

Questions about ascophyllan

What does ascophyllan mean?
Ascophyllan means a fucose-containing, sulfated polysaccharide isolated from brown alga of the genus Ascophyllum.
What part of speech is ascophyllan?
Ascophyllan is a noun.

Words near ascophyllan in the dictionary

  1. ascophoran
  2. ascophorans
  3. ascophore
  4. ascophores
  5. ascophorous
  6. ascophyllan
  7. ascoquinone
  8. ascoquinones
  9. ascorbase
  10. ascorbate
  11. ascorbates

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