Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ Fucoidan is a fucose-rich, sulfated polysaccharide isolated from several species of brown seaweed._x000D_ Application_x000D_ Fucoidan from Fucus vesiculosus has been to:_x000D_ • study the application of heparin red in detecting fucoidan_x000D_ • study its bioactivity as an antimicrobial agent_x000D_ • study its effects on advanced glycation end-products_x000D_ Packaging_x000D_ 500 mg in poly bottle_x000D_ Biochem/physiol Actions_x000D_ Studies of fucoidan have found it to have a broad variety of biological activities including antitumor and antiangogenic activities, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, antithrombotic, and antioxidant activities. Fucoidan induces macrophage activation with subsequently activates mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and results in natural killer cell proliferation. Fucoidan acts as a nonselective selectin blocker and has been shown to induce apoptosis and suppress angiogenesis.