The Structure of Polyporus Versicolor Beta-Glucan

Polyporus versicolor is a well-known medicinal mushroom. The fruiting body and mycelium of polyporus versicolor produce polyporus versicolor polysaccharides. The exopolysaccharides extracted from the fermentation broth are glucan without peptides, β (1→3) is the main chain, there are branches bound by β (1→3) or β (1→6), polysaccharide content 30% ~ 60%, protein content 10%~30%. The monosaccharide composition of polyporus versicolor beta-glucan is mainly glucose, followed by mannose, a small amount of galactose, xylose, and fucose. polyporus versicolor beta-glucan has antioxidant, anti-aging, antiviral, anti-tumor, enhanced immunity, and other activities. It has broad application prospects in functional food and medicine.

Fig.1 Proposed structure for polyporus versicolor beta-glucan. (Rau, et al., 2009)

Manufacture Services at CD BioGlyco

CD BioGlyco offers traditional extraction or combines new technologies such as ultrasound, enzymatic hydrolysis, and supercritical fluid extraction to increase polysaccharide content. We not only provide polysaccharide extraction from polyspores fruiting bodies but also offer structure identification and in vitro biological activity studies. 

• Optimization Experiments

We use solvent, temperature, time, and pH four factors, through orthogonal tests to optimize the extraction process of various polysaccharides to ensure the maximum content of polysaccharides.

• Separation and Purification

It contains various components such as pigments, tannins, proteins, and organic acids, further purification is required to obtain higher purity polyporus versicolor beta-glucan. Pigments are removed by ion exchange column, proteins are generally removed by the Sevag method and trifluorotrichlorodiethane method, and small molecule impurities can be removed by reverse flow dialysis to ensure purity.

Our scientific team has been working in this field for many years, aiming to provide convenient services for expanding the application of Polysaccharides in multisports fruiting bodies. If you need customized polysaccharide services, from extraction and purification to structural characterization and in vitro activity studies, our technical team is your most reliable partner.

Applications

• Polyporus versicolor β-glucan products have been extensively used in food and pharmaceutical industries due to their physical properties such as water solubility, viscosity, and gelation.
• Polyporus versicolor β-glucan products have also been used as wound dressing material and as an effective therapeutic agent for the treatment of burn injuries.
• It can be useful for the food industries for the production of novel functional food products.

CD BioGlyco is a specialist glycobiology company, and we have received praise for providing quality services to multinational clients. We have developed a One-Stop Solution for Carbohydrate Manufacture, including but not limited to providing Monosaccharide, Oligosaccharide, Carbohydrate Derivative, and so on. If you are interested in our products, please feel free to contact us.

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