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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 125, Issue -, Pages 314-322Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.02.057
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Sambucus nigra; Immunological activity; Pectic polysaccharides; Complement system; Macrophage stimulation; LPS
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The berries of Sambucus nigra have traditionally been used and are still used to treat respiratory illnesses such as cold and flu in Europe, Asia and America. The aim of this paper was to elucidate the structures and the immunomodulating properties of the pectic polymers from elderberries. All the purified fractions obtained from 50% ethanol, 50 degrees C water and 100 degrees C water extracts showed potent dose-dependent complement fixating activity and macrophage stimulating activity. The isolated fractions consisted of long homogalacturonan regions, in addition to arabinogalactan-I and arabinogalactan-II probably linked to a rhamnogalacturonan backbone. Reduced bioactivity was observed after reduction of Araf residues and 1 -> 3,6 Gal by weak acid hydrolysis. The rhamnogalacturonan region in SnBe50-I-S3-I and SnBe50-I-S3-II showed higher activity compared to the native polymer, SnBe50-S3, after enzymatic treatment with endo-alpha-D-(1 -> 4)-polygalacturonase. These results indicated that elderberries contained immunomodulating polysaccharides, where the ramified regions express the activities observed. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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