| Literature DB >> 24472508 |
Xiaona Yu1, Xiushi Yang2, Bo Cui3, Lijun Wang4, Guixing Ren5.
Abstract
The alkali-extractable polysaccharide (AEP) was isolated from the root of North American ginseng. Two fractions, AEP-1 and AEP-2, were further purified by gel filtration column chromatography. Gas chromatography analysis identified that AEP-1 was composed of Glc, Gal and GalA. And AEP-2 mainly contained Ara, Man, Gal, Glc and GalA. Antioxidant assays indicated that AEP and AEP-2 exhibited significant antioxidant activities in a dose-dependent manner. AEP-2 also exhibited macrophage-activating activity by increasing NO, TNF-α and IL-6 production. The results suggest that AEP-2 could be used as potential antioxidants and immunomodulators.Entities:
Keywords: Alkali-extractable polysaccharide; Bioactivity; North American ginseng
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24472508 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.01.046
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Biol Macromol ISSN: 0141-8130 Impact factor: 6.953