Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1384648 | Carbohydrate Research | 2010 | 8 Pages |
A water-soluble polysaccharide, isolated from the hot water extract of the fruiting bodies of an edible mushroom, Lentinus squarrosulus (Mont.) Singer was found to contain d-galactose, l-fucose, and d-glucose in a molar ratio of nearly 1:1:5. Structural investigation of the polysaccharide was carried out using acid hydrolysis, methylation analysis, periodate oxidation study, and NMR experiments (1H, 13C, DQF-COSY, TOCSY, NOESY, ROESY, HMQC, and HMBC). On the basis of above-mentioned experiments, the structure of the repeating unit of the polysaccharide was established as:Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slideThis polysaccharide showed macrophage as well as splenocyte and thymocyte activation.
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