Composition and properties of biologically active pectic polysaccharides from leek (Allium porrum)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2046-2051

  Kratchanova, Maria ^a   Nikolova, Mariana ^a   Pavlova, Elena ^a   Yanakieva, Irina ^a   Kussovski, Veselin ^a  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate composition; Immunostimulating activity; Leek (Allium porrum); Pectic polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; PECTIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; URONIC ACID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; ONION; PROTEIN INTAKE; SUGAR INTAKE;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUCROSE; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ONIONS; PECTINS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT PROTEINS; URONIC ACIDS;

ALLIUM PORRUM;

EID: 77955954518     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4050     Document Type: Article

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