Cordyceps, Caterpillar Fungus · 1990 · Journal Article
Low relevancePolysaccharides in Fungi. XXV. Biological Activities of Two Galactomannans from the Insect-Body Portion of Chan hua (Fungus: Cordyceps cicadae)
Ophiocordyceps sinensis
Key points
- Biological activities of two galactomannans (CI-P and CI-A) isolated from the insectbody portion of Chán hua (fungus: Cordyceps cicadae) were studied
- CI-P having low affinity for concanavalin A (Con A) exhibited potent carbon-clearance activity in mouse, although both polysaccharides had little antitumor activity against sarcoma 180 in mice
- Furthermore, CI-P and CI-A was found to have potent hypoglycemic activity in normal mice, and CI-A having high affinity for Con A showed slightly higher activity than CI-P
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Abstract
Biological activities of two galactomannans (CI-P and CI-A) isolated from the insectbody portion of Chán hua (fungus: Cordyceps cicadae) were studied. CI-P having low affinity for concanavalin A (Con A) exhibited potent carbon-clearance activity in mouse, although both polysaccharides had little antitumor activity against sarcoma 180 in mice. Furthermore, CI-P and CI-A was found to have potent hypoglycemic activity in normal mice, and CI-A having high affinity for Con A showed slightly higher activity than CI-P.
Citation
Tadashi KIHO Katsuyuki NAGAI Ikuo MIYAMOTO Toshiaki WATANABE Shigeo UKAI (1990). Polysaccharides in Fungi. XXV. Biological Activities of Two Galactomannans from the Insect-Body Portion of Chan hua (Fungus: Cordyceps cicadae). YAKUGAKU ZASSHI https://doi.org/10.1248/yakushi1947.110.4_286
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