Structure-function relationships of immunostimulatory polysaccharides: A review

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 132, Issue , 2015, Pages 378-396

  Ferreira, Sónia S ^a   Passos, Cláudia P ^a   Madureira, Pedro ^b,c,d   Vilanova, Manuel ^b,c,d   Coimbra, Manuel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Branching; Glucans; Immunomodulation; Sulfation; Triple helix

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION;

BRANCHING; GLUCANS; IMMUNO MODULATIONS; SULFATION; TRIPLE HELIXES;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEINS; FUCOIDIN; GALACTAN; GLUCAN; HYALURONIC ACID; MANNAN; MUCOPROTEIN; PECTIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; XYLAN;

GALACTANS; GLUCANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MANNANS; MUCOPROTEINS; PECTINS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYSACCHARIDES; XYLANS;

EID: 84934765169     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.05.079     Document Type: Review

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