Kelp Extract

Product Name: Bladderwrack Seaweed Kelp Extract

Botanical Name: Laminaria japonicia

Active Ingredients: Fucoidan, Fucoxanthin, iodine

Specification: 5-95% Fucoxanthin; 

               10% Iodine;

               5%,80% 85% 90% 95% Fucoidan

Extract Ratio: 4:1 to 20:1

Test Method: HPLC&UV

Appearance: Green to white powder

CAS: 3351-86-8

Molecular formula: C42H58O6

Molar weight: 658.91

What is Kelp Extract ?

Fucoxanthin is a xanthophyll, with formula C42H58O6. It is found as an accessory pigment in the chloroplasts of brown algae and most other heterokonts, giving them a brown or olive-green color. Fucoxanthin absorbs light primarily in the blue-green to yellow-green part of the visible spectrum, peaking at around 510-525 nm by various estimates and absorbing significantly in the range of 450 to 540 nm. Some metabolic and nutritional studies carried out on rats and mice at Hokkaido University indicate that fucoxanthin promotes fat burning within fat cells in white adipose tissue by increasing the expression of thermogenin.As of 2008, no human studies on fucoxanthin have been published, so it remains to be seen whether it is of any value in human obesity.

Where will Kelp Extract used to?

(1). With similar polysaccharide structure to heparin, fucoidan has good anticoagulant activity;

(2). It has the inhibiting effect on the replication of several coated virus, such as human immunodeficiency and human cytomegalo—vims;

(3). In addition to inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, it can also restrain the diffuse of tumor cells by enhancing immunity;

(4). It can obviously reduce the content of serum cholesterol and triglyceride. Besides, it has no such liver and kidney damage, or other side effects;

(5). It has the function of antidiabetics, radiation protection, antioxidant, the inhibition of heavy metal absorption fluctuate, and the restraint of mammals zona-binding combined.

Application:

Pharmaceutical stuff;

Functional food and food additive;

Cosmetics additive;