Immune-enhancing activities of chondroitin sulfate in murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells

F Wu, C Zhou, D Zhou, S Ou, Z Liu, H Huang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
As a representative sulfated glycosaminoglycan (GAG), chondroitin sulfate (CS) has been
reported playing vital roles in the immune response in vivo and in vitro. However, limited …

Structural properties and protective effect of Sargassum fusiforme polysaccharides against ultraviolet B radiation in hairless Kun Ming mice

Y Ye, D Ji, L You, L Zhou, Z Zhao, C Brennan - Journal of Functional Foods, 2018 - Elsevier
Sargassum fusiforme polysaccharide (SFP) was extracted from Sargassum fusiforme by hot
water boiling, concentration and ethanol precipitation. The composition was determined as …

Antihypertensive Effects of Two Novel Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitory Peptides from Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis (Rhodophyta) in Spontaneously …

Z Deng, Y Liu, J Wang, S Wu, L Geng, Z Sui, Q Zhang - Marine drugs, 2018 - mdpi.com
A variety of biologically active products have been isolated from Gracilariopsis
lemaneiformis. In the present study, two novel angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) …

Characterization of a novel polysaccharide from the leaves of Moringa oleifera and its immunostimulatory activity

Z Dong, C Li, Q Huang, B Zhang, X Fu… - Journal of Functional …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract A novel polysaccharide (MOP-2) was extracted and purified from the leaves of
Moringa oleifera by hot water extraction and chromatographic purification. Structural …

Extraction, purification, and characterization of polysaccharides from marine algae Gracilaria lemaneiformis with anti-tumor activity

F Shi, X Yan, KL Cheong, Y Liu - Process biochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Recently, rapid and effective extraction and purification methods have attracted
considerable interest as alternative approaches to conventional methods. In this study …

Structural, functional properties and immunomodulatory activity of isolated Inca peanut (Plukenetia volubilis L.) seed albumin fraction

P Li, J Wen, X Ma, F Lin, Z Jiang, B Du - International journal of biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
This work aimed to determine the structural, functional properties and immunomodulatory
activity of an albumin fraction isolated from Inca peanut seed (AF-IPS). Structural …

Two heteropolysaccharides from Isaria cicadae Miquel differ in composition and potentially immunomodulatory activity

Z Xu, X Yan, Z Song, W Li, W Zhao, H Ma, J Du… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Two novel heteropolysaccharides (JCH-1 and JCH-2) with molecular weights of 30.9 and
555.3 kDa were first extracted, isolated and purified from Isaria cicadae Miquel (I. Miquel) …

Preliminary characterization of the structure and immunostimulatory and anti-aging properties of the polysaccharide fraction of Haematococcus pluvialis

X Liu, M Zhang, H Liu, A Zhou, Y Cao, X Liu - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, a polysaccharide fraction (HPP-c3-s1) was obtained from Haematococcus
pluvialis using DEAE-52 anion exchange and Sephacryl S400 chromatographies. The …

Characterization and immunomodulatory activity of polysaccharides from the stems and leaves of Abelmoschus manihot and a sulfated derivative

XX Pan, JH Tao, S Jiang, Y Zhu, DW Qian… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Abelmoschus manihot (Linn.) Medicus is a traditional herbal medicine
whose flowers, stems and leaves exhibit widely pharmacological activities. However, only …

Structural characterization and anti-hypoxia activities of polysaccharides from the sporocarp, fermentation broth and cultured mycelium of Agaricus bitorquis (Quél.) …

Y Jiao, H Kuang, J Hu, Q Chen - Journal of functional foods, 2018 - Elsevier
Three kinds of water-soluble polysaccharides (PS, PFB and PM) were isolated from the
sporocarp, fermentation broth and cultured mycelium of wild mushroom Agaricus bitorquis …