Bioactive polysaccharides from Cordyceps sinensis: Isolation, structure features and bioactivities.

Nie, S-P., Cui, S.W., Xie, M-Y., Phillips, A.O., and Phillips, G.O. (2013). "Bioactive polysaccharides from Cordyceps sinensis: Isolation, structure features and bioactivities.", Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, 1(1), pp. 38-52. doi : 10.1016/j.bcdf.2012.12.002  Access to full text

Abstract

Polysaccharides from Cordyceps sinensis have demonstrable bioactivities such as antioxidation, anti-tumor, immunological properties etc. This paper will describe methods used to extract, isolate, purify and characterize polysaccharides which are obtained from C. sinensis and review progress in elucidating their structure and related bioactivity.