Biological activities and pharmaceutical applications of polysaccharide from natural resources: A review

Y Yu, M Shen, Q Song, J **e - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
Pharmacotherapy using natural substances can be currently regarded as a very promising
future alternative to conventional therapy. As biological macromolecules, polysaccharide …

Mechanisms underlying the effect of polysaccharides in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: A review

J Wu, S Shi, H Wang, S Wang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2016 - Elsevier
Type 2 diabetes mellitus, a common metabolic and endocrine disorder worldwide, causes
severe health and economic problems. At present, pharmacotherapy involving synthetic …

α-Glucosidase inhibition by luteolin: Kinetics, interaction and molecular docking

J Yan, G Zhang, J Pan, Y Wang - International journal of biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Glucosidase is a critical associated enzyme with type 2 diabetes mellitus in
humans. Inhibition of α-glucosidase is important due to the potential effect of down …

Anti-diabetic polysaccharides from natural sources: A review

PC Wang, S Zhao, BY Yang, QH Wang… - Carbohydrate polymers, 2016 - Elsevier
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease attracted worldwide concerns, which severely
impairs peoples' quality of life and is attributed to several life-threatening complications …

Structural characterization, anticancer, hypoglycemia and immune activities of polysaccharides from Russula virescens

YM Li, R Zhong, J Chen, ZG Luo - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Russula virescens is an edible wild mushroom that is widely distributed in south of China.
This research aimed to analyze the structure characterization and evaluate the …

In vitro α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of isolated fractions from water extract of Qingzhuan dark tea

S Liu, Z Yu, H Zhu, W Zhang, Y Chen - BMC Complementary and …, 2016 - Springer
Background Natural products have being used as potential inhibitors against carbohydrate-
hydrolyzing enzymes to treat diabetes mellitus. Chinese dark tea has various interesting …

A review of development and utilization for edible fungal polysaccharides: Extraction, chemical characteristics, and bioactivities

Y Sun, H He, Q Wang, X Yang, S Jiang, D Wang - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Edible fungi, commonly known as mushrooms, are precious medicinal and edible
homologous gifts from nature to us. Because of their distinctive flavor and exceptional …

Alkali-soluble polysaccharides from mushroom fruiting bodies improve insulin resistance

S Yang, J Yan, L Yang, Y Meng, N Wang, C He… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Insulin resistance is the main cause of type 2 diabetes. Polysaccharide is one of the main
active components in mushrooms. Some mushroom polysaccharides have been reported to …

A review on antidiabetic properties of Indian mangrove plants with reference to island ecosystem

V Sachithanandam, P Lalitha… - Evidence‐Based …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Mangrove ecosystem has many potential species that are traditionally used by the coastal
communities for their traditional cure for health ailments as evidenced by their extensive …