Angiosarcomas are rare soft-tissue sarcomas of endothelial cell origin that have a poor
prognosis. They can arise anywhere in the body, most commonly presenting as cutaneous …

Pectin is a constituent of the cell walls of fruits and vegetables, and provides an important
source of dietary fibre, as well as being a functional ingredient in processed foods. In …

Highlights•Overview of the application and anti-cancer mechanisms of dietary
pectin.•Structure-activity relationships of modified pectin are discussed.•Anti-cancer …

Despite enormous efforts that have been made in the search for novel drugs and treatments,
cancer continues to be a major public health problem. Moreover, the emergence of …

The numerous health benefits of pectins justify their inclusion in human diets and biomedical
products. This review provides an overview of pectin extraction and modification methods …

In this minireview, we examine the ability of modified citrus pectin (MCP), a complex water
soluble indigestible polysaccharide obtained from the peel and pulp of citrus fruits and …

The review outlines the main aspects of the use of pectin polysaccharides in medicine, both
as independent medicinal substances and as a material for creating systems for targeted …

Modified citrus pectin (MCP) has a low-molecular-weight degree of esterification to allow
absorption from the small intestinal epithelium into the circulation. MCP produces pleiotropic …

Over the last few decades galectin-3, a carbohydrate binding protein, with affinity for N-
acetyllactosamine residues, has been unique due to the regulatory roles it performs in …

Rhamnogalacturonans-I (RGs-I) are complex structural components of the (primary) cell
wall. Their backbone, composed of the repeating diglycosyl [→ 2)-α-L-Rhap-(1→ 4)-α-D …