Chemical composition and immuno-stimulating properties of polysaccharide biological response modifier isolated from Radix Angelica sinensis

Food Chemistry

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 269-276

  Yang, Xingbin ^a   Zhao, Yan ^b   Li, Guoli ^a   Wang, Zhezhi ^a   Lv, You ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Effector molecule; Immunoactivity; Macrophages; Polysaccharides; Radix Angelica sinensis

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA ROOT; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; MONOSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; GEL FILTRATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; RADIX ANGELICA SINENSIS;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; MURINAE;

EID: 34548262336     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.05.085     Document Type: Article

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