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Polysaccharide Biosynthesis [PDF]

The Journal of General Physiology, 1966
Polysaccharide synthesis is discussed from the point of view of the sources of biological information that determine the structures and control the rates of synthesis of complex polysaccharides. It is concluded that three types of information contribute in important and different ways, namely enzyme specificity, primer substances, and the structure of ...
P W, Robbins, A, Wright, M, Dankert
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Anti-inflammatory Effect of a Novel Pectin Polysaccharide From Rubus chingii Hu on Colitis Mice

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Rubus chingii Hu has been used as a functional food for a long time. A novel pectin polysaccharide named RCHP-S from R. chingii Hu was structurally identified and explored its anti-inflammatory effect on colitis mice.
Yuanfang Kong, Yulong Hu, Yulong Hu, Yulong Hu, Jieming Li, Jieming Li, Jieming Li, Juntao Cai, Juntao Cai, Juntao Cai, Yuanhao Qiu, Yuanhao Qiu, Yuanhao Qiu, Chunhong Dong, Chunhong Dong, Chunhong Dong   +15 more
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Polysaccharides from fungi: A review on their extraction, purification, structural features, and biological activities

Food Chemistry: X, 2022
Highlights • A variety of extraction methods of polysaccharides from fungi are reviewed and compared.• Purification methods, structure of fungal polysaccharides were reviewed.• Diverse biological activities of fungal polysaccharides were outlined ...
Wenli Wang, Jia-Qi Tan, Lamu Nima, Yu-Mei Sang, Xu Cai, Hong-Kun Xue   +5 more
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Polysaccharides from fermented coix seed modulates circulating nitrogen and immune function by altering gut microbiota

Current Research in Food Science, 2022
Coix lachryma-jobi L. seed is an important food item in Asia with culinary and medicinal values. The effects of non-fermented coix seed (NFC), fermented coix seed with Lactobacillus plantarum NCU137 (FC) and polysaccharides from NFC, FC (FCP) on mice ...
Hui Wang, Hongmei Yin, Yadong Zhong, Jielun Hu, Shengkun Xia, Zixuan Wang, Shaoping Nie, Mingyong Xie   +7 more
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Polysaccharides as Potential Anti-tumor Biomacromolecules —A Review

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Cancer, as one of the most life-threatening diseases, has attracted the attention of researchers to develop drugs with minimal side effects. The bioactive macromolecules, such as the polysaccharides, are considered the potential candidates against cancer
Rui Guo, Min Chen, Yangyang Ding, Peng-Yao Yang, Mei Wang, Hai-Hui Zhang, Yuan-Qing He, Hai-Le Ma   +7 more
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Polysaccharides: Sources, Characteristics, Properties, and Their Application in Biodegradable Films

Polysaccharides, 2022
Biodegradable films emerge as alternative biomaterials to conventional packaging from fossil sources, which, in addition to offering protection and increasing the shelf life of food products, are ecologically sustainable.
Elsa Díaz-Montes
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Ganoderma atrum polysaccharide relieves mitochondrial dysfunction to alleviate hydrogen peroxide-induced senescence via activating autophagy

Journal of Future Foods, 2022
Polysaccharides from genus Ganoderma have prominent anti-aging effect, but their mechanisms are incompletely clarified. In our previous experiments, Ganoderma atrum polysaccharide (PSG) was exhibited to significantly alleviate senescence and DNA damage ...
Mi Guo, Ke Zhang, Duoduo Zhang, Yujia Zhou, Linyuan Liu, Yu Wu, Xingtao Zhou, Shaoping Nie   +7 more
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Use of paramagnetic chelated metal derivatives of polysaccharides and spin-labeled polysaccharides as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging

, 1991
Soluble and insoluble polysaccharides were derivatized with diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) and/or spin-labeled with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO).
Sadler, P.J., Bulman, R.A., Marriott, J.A., Kelly, J.D., Clatham, I.A., Bydder, G.M., Pennock, J.M., Bligh, S.W.A., Harding, C.T.   +8 more
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Bacterial glycobiology: rhamnose-containing cell wall polysaccharides in Gram-positive bacteria. [PDF]

, 2016
The composition of the Gram-positive cell wall is typically described as containing peptidoglycan, proteins and essential secondary cell wall structures called teichoic acids, which comprise approximately half of the cell wall mass.
Sutcliffe, Iain, van Sorge, Nina, Mistou, Michel-Yves   +2 more
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Selective utilization of medicinal polysaccharides by human gut Bacteroides and Parabacteroides species

Nature Communications
Human gut Bacteroides and Parabacteroides species play crucial roles in human health and are known for their capacity to utilize diverse polysaccharides.
Ze-Peng Qu, Hong-Bin Liu, Ji Yang, Ling-Gang Zheng, Ju-Min Huang, Zi-Ming Wang, Chun Xie, Wenlong Zuo, Xiong Xia, Lin Sun, Yi-Fa Zhou, Ying Xie, Jingguang Lu, Yi-Zhun Zhu, Lili Yu, Lihua Liu, Hua Zhou, Lei Dai, Elaine Lai-Han Leung   +18 more
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