Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9890818 | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
A purified polysaccharide ACDP-2 was isolated from water extract of the stems of Cistanche deserticola. Chemical and spectroscopic analyses indicated that ACDP-2 is a highly branched arabinogalactan polymer that composes of [1], [2], [3], [4] linked d-galactopyranose and d-glucopyranose, which contains predominantly a branching point at the 6-carbon. The branched side-chains compose of terminal-, 1,5-, and 1,3,5-linked arabinofuranosyl residues. ACDP-2 showed an effect in stimulating the immune response, which when applied onto the cultured mouse lymphocytes induced the cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner.
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Authors
Xiang Mei Wu, Xiao Ming Gao, Karl W.K. Tsim, Peng Fei Tu,