Fucoidan – The Immune System Booster and More.
About 4 percent of the total dry weight of many types of brown seaweed consists of a polysaccharide known as fucoidan. fucoidan is a sulfated polysaccharide that possesses a complex structure. Its chief components include a sulfuric esterified L-fucose, and the trace elements of galactose, xylose, and glucuronic acid. Working cooperatively, Takara Shuzo’s Biomedical Research Laboratories and the Research Institute for Glycotechnology Advancement were able to confirm the presence of two different types of fucoidan molecules in brown seaweed.The first type, bearing the name F – fucoidan, consists mainly of sulfated fucose. The second type bears the name U – fucoidan, and approximately 20 percent of it consists of glucuronic acid. Researchers were able to use a technique known as pyridlamination to shed light on the chemical structure of U – fucoidan.
Fucoidan provides significant biological activity.
Numerous accounts have ascribed to fucoidan properties such as the ability to act as an anti-contraceptive, to reduce cholesterol levels, and to act as an anti-tumor agent. However, a definitive consensus concerning the precise nature of fucoidan has still not been reached. The Biomedical Research Laboratories of Takara Shuzo and the Research Institute for Glycotechnology Advancement have focused their attention on the anti-tumor properties of fucoidan, and have managed to confirm that this substance causes certain types of rapidly growing cancer cells to self-destruct. Examples of cancer cell strains where this self-destruct phenomenon was observed include human acute promyelocytic leukemia cells (HL-60 cell line), human stomach cancer cells (AGS cell line), human colon cancer cells (HCT-116 cell line), and cancer cells of the descending colon (SW-480 cell line/WiDr cell line). Moreover, this self-destruction was observed to take place without affecting normal cells. Currently, efforts are underway to clarify the precise mechanism by which this phenomenon occurs. Fucoidan is best delivered in the suspended gel product known as UMI. This product is the elite immune system booster for proper immune support because of the use of suspended gel matrix technology for best bioavailability and strengthening of the immune system. Fucoidan in a suspended matrix gel, with the best form of bioavailability is the only immune system booster you need to fight off or prevent a virus, infection or a disease such as cancer.
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