Polysaccharides of higher fungi: biological role, structure and antioxidative activity

2014
Authors
Kozarski, Maja S.
Klaus, Anita

Nikšić, Miomir

Van Griensven, Leo J. L. D.
Vrvić, Miroslav

Jakovljević, Dragica

Article (Published version)
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The fungal polysaccharides attract a lot of attention due to their multiple challenging biological properties, such as: anti-tumor, anti-viral, anticomplementary, anticoagulant, hypolipidemic, immunomodulatory and immune-stimulatory activities, which all together make them suitable for application in many quite distinctive areas, such as food industry, biomedicine, cosmetology, agriculture, environmental protection and waste water management. This article presents results with respect to biological properties, structure and procedures related to the isolation and activation of polysaccharides of higher fungi. It is considered and presented along with a review of the critical antioxidative activity and possible influence of the structural composition of polysaccharide extracts (isolated from these higher fungi) upon their antioxidative properties.
Keywords:
polysaccharides / fungi / polysaccharide extracts / antioxidative propertiesSource:
Hemijska industrija, 2014, 68, 3, 305-320Publisher:
- Association of Chemical Engineers of Serbia
Projects:
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
- Advancing research in agricultural and food sciences at Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade (EU-316004)
DOI: 10.2298/HEMIND121114056K
ISSN: 0367-598X