A review on extraction, purification, structural characteristics and bioactivities of polysaccharides from Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce
Zong XY, Xu DC, Yin JY, Nie SP, Xie MY · Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre · 2022 May
DOI 10.1016/j.bcdf.2021.100284
Objective
Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce is one of famous traditional Chinese medicines (TCM), which has been used as medicines and edible food. There are various bioactive substances in Polygonatum odoratum, including carbohydrate, amino acid, vitamin and protein. In this paper, the extraction, purification, structural characteristics and functional activities of polysaccharide from Polygonatum odoratum are summarized, which would provide a reference for its development and utilization.
Conclusions
With the expansion of market demands and the growth of diversified applications, polysaccharide of P. odoratum has attracted great attention. As a kind of medicine food homologous plant with multiple biological activities, there is still great potential to explore its polysaccharides both in the structure and bioactive. Its structure-activity relationship, clinical experiment, drug and food application, development and utilization are deserved to be explored, which would provide references for the further quality control and potential utilization.
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