Comparison of physicochemical properties and immunomodulatory activity of polysaccharides from fresh and dried litchi pulp

Molecules

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 3909-3925

  Huang, Fei ^a,b   Zhang, Ruifen ^b   Yi, Yang ^c   Tang, Xiaojun ^b   Zhang, Mingwei ^b   Su, Dongxiao ^a,b   Deng, Yuanyuan ^b   Wei, Zhencheng ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (China)

^c WUHAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti tumor activity; Drying; Immunomodulatory activity; Litchi; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARABINOSE; GALACTOSE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; URONIC ACID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; XYLOSE;

ANIMAL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DESICCATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FRUIT; HEPG2 CELL LINE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYCHEE; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SPLEEN; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ARABINOSE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DESICCATION; FRUIT; GALACTOSE; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LITCHI; MACROPHAGES; MICE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SPLEEN; URONIC ACIDS; XYLOSE;

EID: 84899558315     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules19043909     Document Type: Article

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