Hizikia fusiforme

The later observation of Morita and Shibata (19) is relevant here. They examined the distribution of the various arsenic compounds in Hizikia fusiforme (this alga is unusual in that it contains about 50% of its total arsenic as arsenate). The total arsenic concentrations were higher at the surface layers than in the center of the alga. Arsenate... 

Most marine algae contain only small quantities of arsenate, although in some species of brown algae it can be the major arsenic form (2). The presence of high concentrations of arsenate in Hizikia fusiforme (marketed as a dried food product called hijiki) is of particular interest because this alga is widely consumed, especially in Japan. Arsenite is less commonly reported in marine algae (4). 

JS Edmonds, M Morita, Y Shibata. Isolation and identification of arsenic-containing ribofuranosides and inorganic arsenic from Japanese edible seaweed Hizikia fusiforme. J Chem Soc Perkin Trans 1 577-580, 1987. 

Definition Seaweeds of Analipus japonicus, Eisenia bicyclis, Hizikia fusiforme, Kjellmaniella gyrata, Laminaria angustata, L. claustonia, L. digitata, L japonica, L. longicruris, Macrocystis pyrifera, etc. 

Constit. of the seaweeds Hizikia fusiforme, Sargassum lacerifolium and Sphaerotrichia divaricata. 

Isol. from brown kelp Ecklonia radiata and from the edible brown seaweeds Sphaerotrichia divaricata. Laminaria japonica and Hizikia fusiforme. 

Li, B Wei, XI Sun JL Xu, SY. Structural investigation of a fucoidan containing a fucose-free core from the brown seaweed, Hizikia fusiforme. Carbohydrate Research, 2006, 341,1135-1146. 

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