Natural Polysaccharides and Novel Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 274
Special Issue Editor
Interests: polyphenols; diabetes; metabolism; polysaccharides; HPLC-MS; antioxidant
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Dear Colleagues,
Natural polysaccharides are synthesized by organisms and essential components of life activities. The biological functions of polysaccharides are rich and diverse, especially the molecular recognition and information transmission functions of polysaccharides. Pharmacologically, natural polysaccharides mainly have immunomodulatory and antitumor effects. They also have . Natural polysaccharides have many applications in medicine, food, agriculture, industry and so on. Medical vaccines were the earliest medical application of polysaccharides. Polysaccharides can also be used as coating preservatives for fruits and vegetables, and as edible packaging materials, flocculants, lubricants and moisturizers in industry, etc. Recently, with the progress of technology and in-depth research, innovative applications of natural polysaccharides in environmental treatment, health food, medicine, beauty, and other fields have been developed. This Special Issue aims to present the latest research and new innovative applications of natural polysaccharides.
Topics covered in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:
- Research progress of natural polysaccharides in extraction, purification and detection.
- New achievements of natural polysaccharides in antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and other biological activities.
- Innovative applications of natural polysaccharides in biomedicine, food, industry, environment etc.
- Exploration and research of natural polysaccharides in other fields.
Prof. Dr. Hui Cao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural polysaccharides
- extraction, purification and detection
- biological activities
- innovative applications
- biomedicine, food, industry and environment
- health benefits
- functional foods
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