title: Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate diversity in sea cucumbers: a review.
abstract: Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FucCS) is structurally distinct glycosaminoglycans found from the sea cucumber body wall consisted of chondroitin sulfate type backbone with attached sulfated or non-sulfated fucose side chain. Structurally this compound plays an important role in maintaining the body wall integrity and possesses a wide spectrum of biological activities. Recently several glycosaminoglycans' structures have been solved to elucidate its physicochemical activity. The purpose of this review paper is to elaborate existing structural properties and functions, reporting over 30 years and systematically discussion herein.
authors.affiliation: Borneo Marine Research Institute, University Malaysia Sabah, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Pang
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Myron
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Research Institute, University Malaysia Sabah, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Electronic address: shafiqpab@ums.edu.my.
authors.forename: Shafiquzzaman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siddiquee
authors.affiliation: Borneo Marine Research Institute, University Malaysia Sabah, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Sujjat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al Azad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012616:Sea Cucumbers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C517150:fucosylated chondroitin sulfate; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates
keywords: Chondroitin sulfate; Fucose; Holothurians; Structure; Sulfated glycosaminoglycans