Biological activities and potential health benefits of polysaccharides from Poria cocos and their derivatives

Poria cocos has a long history of medicinal use in Asian countries such as China, Japan, Korea and Thailand. It is a kind of edible and pharmaceutical mushroom. The chemical compositions of Poria cocos mainly include triterpenes, polysaccharides, steroids, amino acids, choline, histidine, etc. Great...

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Published in:International journal of biological macromolecules 2014-07, Vol.68, p.131-134
Main Author: Sun, Yichun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anti-Inflammatory Agents - pharmacology
Antineoplastic Agents - pharmacology
Antioxidants - pharmacology
Biological activities
Health
Humans
Polysaccharides
Polysaccharides - chemistry
Polysaccharides - pharmacology
Poria - chemistry
Poria cocos
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Summary:Poria cocos has a long history of medicinal use in Asian countries such as China, Japan, Korea and Thailand. It is a kind of edible and pharmaceutical mushroom. The chemical compositions of Poria cocos mainly include triterpenes, polysaccharides, steroids, amino acids, choline, histidine, etc. Great advances have been made in chemical and bioactive studies on Poria cocos polysaccharides (PCP) and their derivatives in recent decades. These PCP and their derivatives exhibit many beneficial biological activities including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antiviral activities. Therefore, PCP and their derivatives have great potential for further development as therapy or adjuvant therapy for cancer, immune-modulatory and antiviral drugs. This paper presents an overview of biological activities and potential health benefits of PCP and their derivatives.
ISSN:0141-8130
1879-0003
DOI:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.04.010