What is Alginate oligosaccharide?

Alginate oligosaccharide is a light yellow-brown powder, soluble in water and highly stable. Alginate oligosaccharide has several biological functions and has a wide range of applications in medicine, food, daily chemicals, feed and agriculture.

Alginate oligosaccharide-Biological Functions

01 Biological functions-Anti-tumor

Alginate oligosaccharide have good activation and promotion effect on non-specific or specific immune system, and can activate macrophages, which have cytotoxic effect after activation, and can inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells so as to kill the tumor.

02 Biological function-Anti-coagulation

Heparin as an effective anticoagulant in the clinical side effects are gradually shown. Alginate oligosaccharide maintains good anticoagulant activity with less side effects.

03 Biological Functions-Lowering Blood Glucose and Lipids

Suitable dosage of Alginate oligosaccharide can better prevent the formation of hypercholesterolemia, with the effect of lowering lipids and maintaining normal cardiovascular function.

Anti-free radical oxidation Alginate oligosaccharide not only has the effect of scavenging reactive oxygen species, but also can significantly reduce the content of lipid peroxides, improve the activity of peroxidase and superoxide dismutase, with the effect of scavenging excessive free radicals and anti-lipid peroxidation.

04 Biological Functions-Anti-inflammatory

Alginate oligosaccharide is a rich source of Alginate oligosaccharide, which is theoretically a good anti-inflammatory alternative to sLex, sLea and heparin oligosaccharides, and has good potential medicinal value.

05 Biological Functions - Immunomodulatory Activity

Alginate oligosaccharide can stimulate the differentiation, maturation and reproduction of various immunoreactive cells (such as macrophages, T-lymphocytes, B-lymphocytes, etc.), so that the immune system of the body can be restored and strengthened, and it can exert a variety of physiological activities through immunomodulatory effects.

06 Biological Functions-Growth Promotion

Alginate oligosaccharide are also important signaling molecules in plants, which can promote the growth of plants, and can improve the resistance of plants to pests and diseases.

Alginate oligosaccharide-Application Fields

01 Pharmaceuticals

Alginate oligosaccharide has many biological functions, according to its medicinal functions, the development of Alginate oligosaccharide drugs will be more and more. Such as anti-cardiovascular drugs, lipid-lowering and anti-thrombotic drugs and anti-urinary stone drugs.

02 Food field

Alginate oligosaccharide is used in food industry as food material or additive. Alginate oligosaccharide has the effect of rectification and detoxification, lowering blood sugar and blood fat, anticoagulation, anti-inflammation, immune regulation, etc. It can be used as therapeutic food for patients with diabetes mellitus, obesity, recto-colonial cancer and habitual constipation. It can also be added to condiments, dairy products, fruit juices, which not only enriches the taste of the products, but also increases the nutrition.

03 Feed field

Alginate oligosaccharide overcomes the shortcomings of all previous antibiotics, prebiotics, enzymes, etc., with low dosage, pure natural, no residue and strong stability, and can improve the disease resistance of the animal body, promote the growth of the animal, increase animal nutrition, it is an excellent feed additives, animal husbandry feed additives and aquaculture feed additives.

04 Agricultural field

Alginate oligosaccharide can stimulate plant immune system, improve disease resistance, promote cell activation and stimulate plant growth.

-Definition-

Definition I: Alginate oligosaccharide, made from brown algae and utilizing directed bio-cracking technology, are the highest active fragments of brown algae raw materials;

Definition 2: Alginate oligosaccharide, a biostimulant, can promote the synthesis of endogenous growth hormone in plants within a short period of time, rooting and growth promotion, and improve the nutrient absorption efficiency of crops.

It is related to alginic acid, also derived from seaweed, as shown in the diagram:

Mechanism of action of Alginate oligosaccharide in agriculture:

Alginate oligosaccharide, an environmental signaling molecule, activation initiated is the plant's basic defense and immune system:

? stimulates rapid accumulation of nitric oxide in plants

? Stimulates the accumulation of IAA (indole acetic acid) in plants

? regulates nitrogen uptake, transport and metabolism

?Promotes the growth of beneficial microorganisms

?Stimulates the improvement of drought and stress resistance in plants

Under drought conditions, Alginate oligosaccharide (AOS) can increase the content of abscisic acid (ABA) in plant cells to more than five times the normal level.

In addition, Alginate oligosaccharide has the advantages of small dosage, safety and high efficiency, good mixability and heat stability, which makes it an excellent fertilizer synergist;

The following pictures show the comparison between Alginate oligosaccharide and other fertilizer synergists:

With the change of consumer groups, the upgrading of consumption of agricultural products will surely lead to the upgrading of agricultural inputs, and Alginate oligosaccharide, as a kind of safe and broad-spectrum plant immunomodulators, will have a promising role in the future of agriculture!