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    UST team researching seaweed cancer treatment

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    April 1, 2019
    Author
    Ignacio, Reicelene Joy N.
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    BW20190401_S2/7
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    Researchers have claimed that a Philippine seaweed has some of the properties of the Japanese fucoidan, used to treat cancer and inflammation, and could serve as a substitute for the more expensive Japanese variant. Ross D. Vasquez, administrator of the University of Santo Tomas Laboratory Equipment and Supplies Office (LESO) and a Professor, was the lead researcher for the study alongside Ariane Marie G. Bayro and Mary Jho-Anne T. Corpuz. The group studied a form of seaweed used to prepare the Ilocano dish pukpuklo. “My group is doing research on marine polysaccharides, like carageenans and fucoidan, and we are looking for a local counterpart of the very expensive fucoidan, which is well-known for anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties,” Mr. Vasquez said.
    Citation
    Ignacio, R. J. (2019, April 1). UST team researching seaweed cancer treatment. Business World, p. S2/7.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/5976
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    Subject
    Seaweeds; Public health; Scientific personnel; Polysaccharides; Carrageenins; Cytotoxicity; University of Santo Tomas (UST); Vasquez, Ross D.; Bayro, Ariane Marie G.; Corpuz, Mary Jho-Anne T.; Philippines
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