Chemical modification, characterization and bioactivity of Chinese lacquer polysaccharides from lac tree Rhus vernicifera against leukopenia induced by cyclophosphamide

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 405-410

  Yang, Jianhong ^a   Du, Yumin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical modification; Lacquer polysaccharide; Leukopenia

Indexed keywords

EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

LACQUER POLYSACCHARIDES;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

OSMOMETRY; POLYSACCHARIDES; RHUS;

RHUS; SCHLEICHERA OLEOSA; TOXICODENDRON VERNICIFLUUM;

EID: 0037410747     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(02)00331-4     Document Type: Article

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