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. 2000 Jun;54(4):409-13.
doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(00)00112-6.

Anti-inflammatory and immunologically active polysaccharides of Periandra mediterranea

B M Pereira  1 , B P da Silva, N A Pereira, J P Parente
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Anti-inflammatory and immunologically active polysaccharides of Periandra mediterranea

B M Pereira et al. Phytochemistry. 2000 Jun.

Abstract

Three polysaccharides, glucans with mean M(r)'s of 1.5 x 10(5), 3.6 x 10(4) and 2.1 x 10(4), were isolated from dried roots of Periandra mediterranea by fractionation on Sephacryl S-300 HR and Sephadex G-25. Chemical and spectroscopic studies indicated that they have a highly branched glucan type structure composed of alpha-(1-->4) linked D-glucopyranose residues with both (3-->4) and (4-->6) branching points. The polysaccharides enhance phagocytosis in vivo, and exhibit anti-inflammatory activity.

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