Extraction of fucoidan from brown algae: Exploring on properties, applications and its potentials use in aquaculture development

Algae are very rich sources of essential compounds that are used as food sources in the aquaculture industry. During the past few decades, new and numerous compounds have been extracted from algae, and many of these compounds have significant biological activity. These biological compounds have a wide range of effects, including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antitumor and immunomodulatory properties. Fucoidan is one of the sulfated polysaccharides that is extracted from brown algae and has many biological activities. The present study was conducted to investigate the fucoidan, properties, applications and its potentials use in aquaculture development. The findings of this study showed that fucoidan extracted from brown algae can play an important role in the development of aquaculture industry in the future.