Structural features of an immunoactive acidic arabinogalactan from Centella asiatica

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-288

  Wang, Xuesong ^a   Zheng, Yun ^a   Zuo, Jianping ^a   Fang, Jinian ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Arabinogalactan; Centella asiatica; Immunological activity; Modification; Pectolyase; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOLOGY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); REDUCTION; SOLUBILITY; WATER;

ARABINOGALACTAN; CENTELLA ASIATICA; IMMUNOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; PECTOLYASE;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

ARA; CENTELLA; CENTELLA ASIATICA;

EID: 13244262994     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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