Abstract
The chemical modifications of polysaccharides involve the use of chemical methods to modify some special structures or functional groups of polysaccharides on the main chains or side chains. The chemical methods include sulfation, phosphorylation, acetylation, carboxymethylation etc. Therefore, spatial structures, and physical and chemical properties of polysaccharides change, which enhance the biological activities of polysaccharides, e.g., immune regulation, antivirus, anti-tumor, anti-oxidation, etc.
Keywords: Antioxidation effect, antitumor activity, antiviral action, biological activities, chemical modifications, immunoenhancement, polysaccharides.
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Current Drug Targets
Title:Chemical Modifications and Biological Activities of Polysaccharides
Volume: 17 Issue: 15
Author(s): Gangliang Huang, Xin Chen and Hualiang Huang
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Keywords: Antioxidation effect, antitumor activity, antiviral action, biological activities, chemical modifications, immunoenhancement, polysaccharides.
Abstract: The chemical modifications of polysaccharides involve the use of chemical methods to modify some special structures or functional groups of polysaccharides on the main chains or side chains. The chemical methods include sulfation, phosphorylation, acetylation, carboxymethylation etc. Therefore, spatial structures, and physical and chemical properties of polysaccharides change, which enhance the biological activities of polysaccharides, e.g., immune regulation, antivirus, anti-tumor, anti-oxidation, etc.
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Huang Gangliang, Chen Xin and Huang Hualiang, Chemical Modifications and Biological Activities of Polysaccharides, Current Drug Targets 2016; 17 (15) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389450117666160502151004
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389450117666160502151004 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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