The first step in the isolation and purification of bioactive compounds from plant material is
extraction. Extraction of secondary metabolites such as phenolic acids and flavonoids is …

Most of traditional Chinese medicine substances come from herbal plants. The medicinal
quality of herbal plants varies with the locations of cultivation, the parts of the herb collected …

Background Advanced food processing technologies such as microwave heating have
experienced increased popularity, as alternatives to conventional processing methods for …

The numerous health benefits of pectins justify their inclusion in human diets and biomedical
products. This review provides an overview of pectin extraction and modification methods …

Sulfated fucan chondroitin sulfate-dominated polysaccharide fraction from low-edible-value
sea cucumber may be a good alternative to high-edible-value sea cucumber-derived …

Dissolving microneedles made from natural polymers recently have gained much attention
as an efficient transdermal drug delivery system (TDDS). For the first time, ulvan, a sulfated …

A water-soluble polysaccharide from Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.(jackfruit) pulp (JFP-Ps)
was purified and its physicochemical properties were investigated. The in vitro antioxidant …

In order to explore snow chrysanthemum polysaccharides (SCPs) as functional food
ingredients and natural antioxidants for industrial applications, both microwave-assisted …

A novel and rapid method for simultaneous extraction and separation of the different
polysaccharides from Semen Cassiae (SC) was developed by microwave-assisted aqueous …

Chinese water chestnut [Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Hensch] peels (CWCPs) were a
kind of vegetable waste and the present work was focusing on its comprehensive …