title: A novel water-soluble alpha-(1-->4)-glucan from the root of Cudrania tricuspidata.
abstract: CTPS-01, a water-soluble polysaccharide, was obtained from the root of Cudrania tricuspidata and estimated to have an average molecular weight of 5.9 x 10(3) and to be composed of glucose residues, solely. It contains an average repeating unit of decasaccharide, having a backbone consisting of 1,4-linked alpha-D-glucopyranosyl residues, to which a side chain consisting of terminal and 1,4-linked alpha-D-glucopyranosyl residues is attached at position O-6 of the branching residues.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, China. slsql2006@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: You-Li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Kao-Shan
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D005936:Glucans / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D029586:Moraceae; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D018517:Plant Roots; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D005936:Glucans; D010936:Plant Extracts