Elucidation of the structure of a bioactive hydrophilic polysaccharide from Cordyceps sinensis by methylation analysis and NMR spectroscopy

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 894-899

  Nie, Shao Ping ^a,b   Cui, Steve W ^a,b   Phillips, Aled O ^c   Xie, Ming Yong ^a   Phillips, Glyn O ^d,e   Al Assaf, Saphwan ^d,e   Zhang, Xiao Liang ^f  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUELPH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Phillips Hydrocolloid Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^f SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cordyceps sinensis; Hydrophilic polysaccharide; Methylation analysis; NMR; Structure

Indexed keywords

CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; HYDROPHILIC POLYSACCHARIDE; METHYLATION ANALYSIS; NMR; STRUCTURE;

ALKYLATION; GLUCOSE; HYDROPHILICITY; METHYLATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

TRACE ANALYSIS;

CORDYCEPS SINENSIS;

EID: 79951678759     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.12.033     Document Type: Article

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