Abstract
Marine phytoplankton Porphyridium sp. produced and secreted a mucilaginous polysaccharide in the incubation medium. The polysaccharide production was enhanced by the addition of slag at proper concentration. This polysaccharide showed a moderate mitogen activity, similar to dextran sulfate but lower than concanavalin A and lipopolysaccharide. Polysaccharide was found to have antitumor activity against Sarcoma 180 inoculated in the peritoneal cavity of ddY mice.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 475-481 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Tetsu-To-Hagane/Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 Apr |
Keywords
- Antitumor
- Biological activity
- Mitogen
- Phytoplankton
- Polysaccharide
- Porphyridium sp.
- Slag