Table 3 Results of the methylation analysis of fucoidan.

From: Antioxidant and anticancer properties of fucoidan isolated from Saccharina Japonica brown algae

Peak

PMAA

Deduced linkage

Composition (mol%)

1

2-Me-Fuc

→3,4)-Fucp-(1→

1.52

2

2,4-Me2-Fuc

→3)-Fucp-(1→

28.81

3

2,3-Me2-Fuc

→4)-Fucp-(1→

14.29

4

2,4-Me2-Rha

→3)- Rhap-(1→

2.07

5

2,4-Me-Man

→3,6)-Manp-(1→

1.12

6

2,4,6-Me3-Man

→3)-Manp-(1→

0.83

7

2,3,4-Me3-Gal

→6)-Galp-(1→

0.95

8

2,3-Me2- Gal

→4)- Galp-(1→

10.62

9

3-Me-Xyl

→2,4)-Xylp-(1→

2.38