Antitumor active polysaccharides from the Chinese mushroom Songshan lingzhi, the fruiting body of Ganoderma tsugae.
A systematic method of extraction, fractionation, and purification of polysaccharides from Songshan Lingzhi (Ganoderma tsugae) with antitumor activity was established. Seven glycans with strong antitumor activities were obtained from 14 water-soluble, and 15 water-insoluble fractions: FIo-a, FA-1, FII-1, FIII-2, and FIII-2-a, -b, and -c. FIo-a and FA-1 were protein-containing glucogalactans associated with mannose and fucose. FII-1 was a (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan having a lower protein content. The water-insoluble fractions FIII-2-a, -b, and -c were extracted with alkali, and were found to be protein-containing (1-->3)-beta-D-glucans showing the strongest activity. Chemical properties and structure of each antitumor polysaccharide were compared with three fungi of the Ganoderma family, Kofukitake (G. applanatum), Mannentake (G. lucidum), and Songshan Lingzhi (G. tsugae).
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Department of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, Changchun College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jilin.
Zhang
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Mizuno
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Zhuang
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Ito
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Mayuzumi
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Okamoto
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Li
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D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D051379:Mice; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011124:Polyporaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D012510:Sarcoma 180 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D000596:Amino Acids; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D011134:Polysaccharides