Structural characterisation and immunomodulatory property of an acidic polysaccharide from mycelial culture of Cordyceps sinensis fungus Cs-HK1

Food Chemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 637-643

  Wang, Zhao Mei ^a,b   Peng, Xiao ^b   Lee, Kam Len Daniel ^b   Tang, Johnny Cheuk On ^b   Cheung, Peter Chi Keung ^c   Wu, Jian Yong ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cordyceps sinensis; Exopolysaccharides; Fractionation; Immuno activity; Mecylial culture; Structure

Indexed keywords

CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; IMMUNO-ACTIVITY; MECYLIAL CULTURE; STRUCTURE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CESIUM; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE; SOUND RECORDING;

CELL CULTURE;

AEPS 1; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; FUNGAL EXTRACT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; MANNOSE; PERIODATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DEGRADATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FRACTIONATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; IMMUNOMODULATION; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; OPHIOCORDYCEPS; OXIDATION;

CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; FUNGI;

EID: 78049421355     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.09.052     Document Type: Article

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