κ carrageenan

κ-Carrageenan is a natural polymer predominantly found in red seaweeds that can serve as an effective carrier to deliver curcumin to cancer cells and induce apoptosis. It can also be used to induce paw swelling models and acts as a potential inflammatory agent that amplifies existing intestinal inflammation.

Carrageenan (kappa-Carrageenan) is a naturally occurring polysaccharide extracted from edible red seaweed species. Carrageenan exhibits anticoagulant, antithrombotic, antiviral, antitumor, and immunomodulatory activities. Carrageenan is extensively utilized in biomedical and immunological research involving inflammation, coagulation pathways, viral interaction mechanisms, and polysaccharide-based biomaterial development.

λ-Carrageenan, a seaweed-derived polysaccharide, is commonly utilized as a proinflammatory agent in basic research and has also been identified as a potent antitumor agent [1].

ι-Carrageenan (Viscarin SD 309) is a biochemical reagent. It can be isolated from certain red algae species, specifically from the genera Eucheuma and Chondrus. It has potential applications in the flocculation and stabilization of protein emulsions.

Furcellaran, an anionic sulfated polysaccharide extracted from red algae, exhibits properties similar to κ-Carrageenan in inhibiting ice recrystallization. Research into its potential applications in the production of edible films is ongoing.