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CURRENT RESEARCH IN FOOD SCIENCE
Volume 5, Issue -, Pages 1330-1341Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2022.08.016
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Polysaccharide; Immune-enhancing activity; Structure-activity relationships
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- Key Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province [2020J02032]
- Youth Top Talent Program
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This review explores the structure-activity relationship of polysaccharides, highlighting the contributions of molecular weight, monosaccharide composition, functional groups, types of glycoside bonds, conformation, and branching degrees to immunostimulatory activity. However, the limited purity and heterogeneity of polysaccharides pose challenges to studying their structure-activity relationships.
Polysaccharides are usually composed of more than ten monosaccharide units, which are connected by linear or branched glycosidic bonds. The immunomodulatory effect of natural polysaccharides is one of the most important bioactive function. In this review, molecular weight, monosaccharide (including galactose, mannose, rhamnogalacturonan-I arabinogalactan and uronic acid), functional groups (namely sulfate, selenium, and acetyl groups), types of glycoside bond connection (including 13-1,3-D-glucosyl, alpha-1,4-D-glucosyl, 13-1,4-D-glucosyl, alpha-1,6-D-glucosyl, 13-1,4-D-mannosyl, and 13-1,4-D-Xylopyranosyl), conformation and the branching degrees are systematically identified as their contribution to the immunostimulatory activity of polysaccharides. At present, studies on the structure-activity relationships of polysaccharides are limited due to their low purity and high heterogeneity. However, it is an important step in providing useful guidance for dietary supplements with polysaccharides. The chemical structures and the process of immune responses induced are necessary to be discussed. Polysaccharides may bind with the cell surface receptors to modulate immune responses. This review mainly discusses the structure-activity relationship of dietary polysaccharides.
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