Fucophlorethols are a class of chemicals found in certain
brown algae
Brown algae (: alga) are a large group of multicellular algae comprising the class (biology), class Phaeophyceae. They include many seaweeds located in colder waters of the Northern Hemisphere. Brown algae are the major seaweeds of the temperate ...
. "Fuco" comes from the genus ''
Fucus
''Fucus'' is a genus of brown algae found in the intertidal zones of rocky seashores almost throughout the world.
Description and life cycle
The thallus is perennial with an irregular or disc-shaped holdfast or with haptera. The erect portion ...
'', but not all brown algae that produce these chemicals belong to that genus.
Examples:
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Fucophlorethol A
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Fucotriphlorethol-G
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Fucotriphlorethol-H
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Fucotetraphlorethol-J
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Fucotetraphlorethol-K
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Fucopentaphlorethol-E
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Bisfucoheptaphlorethol-A
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Difucofucotriphlorethol-A
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Difucofucotetraphlorethol-B
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Terfucohexaphlorethol-B
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Terfucoheptaphlorethol-A
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Fucophlorethol-B
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Fucodiphlorethol-D
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Fucotriphlorethol-B
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Fucotetra-phlorethol-B
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Bisfucotriphlorethol-A
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Bisfucotetraphlorethol-A
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Bisfucopentaphlorethol-A
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Bisfucopentaphlorethol-B
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Difucophlorethol-A
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Difucofucotetraphlorethol-A
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Terfucopentaphlorethol-A
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Terfucohexaphlorethol-A
Tannins
Brown algae
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