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Effects of cooking methods on the physical properties and in vitro digestibility of starch isolated from Chinese yam.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
The objective of this study was to compare the structural and functional attributes of Chinese yam starches obtained via different domestic cooking methods. Cooking changed the crystalline type from the C type to the CB type, and disrupted the short- and
Zhilin He, Jieyu Zeng, Jianjun Hu, Jiahuan Chen, Dong Peng, Bing Du, Pan Li   +6 more
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Analysis on Ecological Suitability Planting Area of Chinese Medicinal Yam

2018 7th International Conference on Agro-geoinformatics (Agro-geoinformatics), 2018
Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) is consumed and regarded as medicinal food in traditional Chinese herbal medicine, Chinese medicinal yam especially is one of the most important Chinese herbal medicines, it accounts for 10%-20% of total Chinese yam and its medicinal needs have been increasing recently with the improvement of people's living ...
Biao Hu, Dongli Fan, Zhan Tian, Hanqing Xu, Yinghao Ji, Xiangyi Wang   +5 more
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Chinese yam polysaccharide-loaded aluminium hydroxide nanoparticles used as vaccine adjuvant to induce potent humoral and cellular immune responses.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Due to their safety and efficacy, aluminium salts (Alum) are considered the most important adjuvants in human vaccines. However, Alum adjuvants are unable to elicit a cellular immune response, which is vital for the prevention of various chronic ...
Pengfei Gu, Qi Zhao, Yixuan Zhu, Panpan Xu, Xinghua Zhao, Xiao Wang, Tie Zhang, Yongzhan Bao, Wanyu Shi   +8 more
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Multi-omics analysis reveals the protective effects of Chinese yam polysaccharide against cisplatin-induced renal interstitial fibrosis.

Phytomedicine
BACKGROUND Chinese yam polysaccharide (SYDT) has been reported to protect renal function and mitigate renal fibrosis in mice with diabetic nephropathy. Based on a multi-omics analysis, the objectives of this study were to determine the effect of SYDT on ...
Meizhen Wei, Shuru Chen, Zhenguang Huang, Pingli Zhang, Yufang Yang, Shasha Chen, pei wan, Zhiling Huang, Xing Chen   +8 more
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Inhibition of α-Amylase Activities by Extracts of Chinese Yam

2013
In order to search for new α-amylase inhibitors from Chinese Yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.), the extracts of alkali-soluble crude polysaccharides (ACP), water-soluble crude polysaccharides (WCP), total saponins, and flavones were isolated, and their inhibitory effects on α-amylase were evaluated.
Sai Qu, Liming Zhang, Xiaobian Zhang, Zhengjun Li   +3 more
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Sulfated Chinese yam polysaccharide exert anti-inflammatory potential via MAPK/NF-κB signaling pathways in a co-culture system and LPS-induced acute inflammatory mice model.

Journal of Food Science
Our previous study has demonstrated that sulfated Chinese yam polysaccharide (SCYP) can improve immunomodulatory activity in Raw 264.7 cells. However, its anti-inflammatory is little known.
Xianxiang Chen, Shihua Wu, Xin Tao, Fengxia He, Mingyue Shen   +4 more
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Chinese Yam-Derived Adhesive Microgel for Effective Management of Uncontrolled Hemorrhage and Trauma-Induced Skin Wounds.

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita), a traditional medicinal plant, has gained renewed interest in contemporary research due to its broad therapeutic potential.
Guoqing Zhang, Yangbo Zhou, Yang Feng, Sipin Zhu, Pan Zhuge, Shixuan Chen, Yongjin Fang, Wenbing Wan   +7 more
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Chinese Yam for Menopause

2018
Organizer: Botanical Society of ...
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First report of basal stem rot caused by three Fusarium species on Chinese yam in China.

Plant Disease
The cultivated variety of Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. cv. Tiegun) is an economically important plant, capable of producing tubers that are used as food and traditional Chinese medicine.
Shaojian Li, J. Yang, Suxia Gao, Xuemeng Li, Yi Wen, Yuxia Liu, Yanhong Qin, Xujin Wu, Chuantao Lu, Fei Wang   +9 more
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Dioscorea batatas (Chinese yam)

PlantwisePlus Knowledge Bank, 2022
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