TY - JOUR
T1 - Advances on Bioactive Polysaccharides from Medicinal Plants
AU - Xie, Jian Hua
AU - Jin, Ming Liang
AU - Morris, Gordon A.
AU - Zha, Xue Qiang
AU - Chen, Han Qing
AU - Yi, Yang
AU - Li, Jing En
AU - Wang, Zhi Jun
AU - Gao, Jie
AU - Nie, Shao Ping
AU - Shang, Peng
AU - Xie, Ming Yong
PY - 2016/7/29
Y1 - 2016/7/29
N2 - In recent decades, the polysaccharides from the medicinal plants have attracted a lot of attention due to their significant bioactivities, such as anti-tumor activity, antioxidant activity, anticoagulant activity, antidiabetic activity, radioprotection effect, anti-viral activity, hypolipidemic and immunomodulatory activities, which make them suitable for medicinal applications. Previous studies have also shown that medicinal plant polysaccharides are non-toxic and show no side effects. Based on these encouraging observations, most researches have been focusing on the isolation and identification of polysaccharides, as well as their bioactivities. A large number of bioactive polysaccharides with different structural features and biological effects from medicinal plants have been purified and characterized. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the most recent developments in physiochemical, structural features and biological activities of bioactive polysaccharides from a number of important medicinal plants, such as polysaccharides from Astragalus membranaceus, Dendrobium plants, Bupleurum, Cactus fruits, Acanthopanax senticosus, Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels, Aloe barbadensis Miller, and Dimocarpus longan Lour. Moreover, the paper has also been focused on the applications of bioactive polysaccharides for medicinal applications. Recent studies have provided evidence that polysaccharides from medicinal plants can play a vital role in bioactivities. The contents and data will serve as a useful reference material for further investigation, production, and application of these polysaccharides in functional foods and therapeutic agents.
AB - In recent decades, the polysaccharides from the medicinal plants have attracted a lot of attention due to their significant bioactivities, such as anti-tumor activity, antioxidant activity, anticoagulant activity, antidiabetic activity, radioprotection effect, anti-viral activity, hypolipidemic and immunomodulatory activities, which make them suitable for medicinal applications. Previous studies have also shown that medicinal plant polysaccharides are non-toxic and show no side effects. Based on these encouraging observations, most researches have been focusing on the isolation and identification of polysaccharides, as well as their bioactivities. A large number of bioactive polysaccharides with different structural features and biological effects from medicinal plants have been purified and characterized. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the most recent developments in physiochemical, structural features and biological activities of bioactive polysaccharides from a number of important medicinal plants, such as polysaccharides from Astragalus membranaceus, Dendrobium plants, Bupleurum, Cactus fruits, Acanthopanax senticosus, Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels, Aloe barbadensis Miller, and Dimocarpus longan Lour. Moreover, the paper has also been focused on the applications of bioactive polysaccharides for medicinal applications. Recent studies have provided evidence that polysaccharides from medicinal plants can play a vital role in bioactivities. The contents and data will serve as a useful reference material for further investigation, production, and application of these polysaccharides in functional foods and therapeutic agents.
KW - biological activities
KW - chemical structure
KW - Medicinal plants
KW - physicochemical properties
KW - polysaccharides
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84978148187&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10408398.2015.1069255
DO - 10.1080/10408398.2015.1069255
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84978148187
VL - 56
SP - S60-S84
JO - CRC Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
JF - CRC Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
SN - 1040-8398
ER -