Determination of the Seasonal Yields of Total Fucose and Fucoidan Yields in Brown Seaweeds (Order Fucales) Distributed along the Coast of Urla (izmir, Turkey)

The brown seaweeds have been recognized as a potential source of biologically active Fucoidan, a mucilaginous sulfated polysaccharide consisting mainly of a polymer of ?-L-fucose-4-sulfate but with persistent amounts of other sugars, mainly Xylose and Galactose and have been reported to have Anti-Cancer, Anti-Obesity and Anti-Inflammatory effects.