FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (23): 411-416.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201023091

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Research Advances on Structural Characteristics and Bioactivity of Tremella fuciformis Polysaccharides

MA Su-yun1,HE Liang1,YAO Li-fen2   

  1. 1. College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;
    2. Zhejiang Dashanhe Mushroom Co. Ltd., Lishui 323800, China
  • Received:2010-02-01 Online:2010-12-15 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: MA Su-yun E-mail:msy0820@126.com

Abstract:

The chemical structures of the polysaccharides from fruit body, spore, and submerged culture of T. fuciformis are similar. T. fuciformis polysaccharides mainly consist of heteropolysaccharides with α-(1→3)-linked D-mannan as the backbone chain, exhibiting diverse activities such as immunomodulation, antitumor, antioxidation, and antiaging. The present paper reviews the structural characteristics, various activities and structure -activity correlation of T. fuciformis polysaccharides.

Key words: Tremella fuciformis polysaccharides, structural characteristics, activities

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