Structure, bioactivities and applications of the polysaccharides from Tremella fuciformis mushroom: A review

Int J Biol Macromol. 2019 Jan:121:1005-1010. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.10.117. Epub 2018 Oct 18.

Abstract

Tremella fuciformis is an important edible mushroom that has been widely cultivated and used as food and medicinal ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. In the past decades, many researchers have reported that T. fuciformis polysaccharides (TPS) possess various bioactivities, including anti-tumor, immunomodulatory, anti-oxidation, anti-aging, repairing brain memory impairment, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic and hypocholesterolemic. The structural characteristic of TPS has also been extensively investigated using advanced modern analytical technologies such as NMR, GC-MS, LC-MS and FT-IR to dissect the structure-activity relationship (SAR) of the TPS biomacromolecule. This article reviews the recent progress in the extraction, purification, structural characterization and applications of TPS.

Keywords: Applications; Bioactivities; Polysaccharide; Structure; Tremella fuciformis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Basidiomycota / chemistry*
  • Fungal Polysaccharides / chemistry*
  • Fungal Polysaccharides / isolation & purification
  • Fungal Polysaccharides / pharmacology*
  • Humans

Substances

  • Fungal Polysaccharides