Trends in the extraction, purification, characterisation and biological activities of polysaccharides from tropical and sub-tropical fruits - A comprehensive review

Mohan K 1 , Muralisankar T 2 , Uthayakumar V 3 , Chandirasekar R 3 , Revathi N 3 , Ramu Ganesan A 4 Show all authors , Velmurugan K 5 , Sathishkumar P 6 , Jayakumar R 7 , Seedevi P 8

Affiliations 

  • 1 PG and Research Department of Zoology, Sri Vasavi College, Erode, Tamil Nadu, 638 316, India. Electronic address: kmohanphd@gmail.com
  • 2 Aquatic Ecology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641 046, India
  • 3 PG and Research Department of Zoology, Sri Vasavi College, Erode, Tamil Nadu, 638 316, India
  • 4 School of Applied Sciences, College of Engineering, Science and Technology (CEST), Fiji National University, 5529, Fiji
  • 5 Department of Zoology, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641029, India
  • 6 Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
  • 7 Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
  • 8 Department of Environmental Science, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, 636011, India
Carbohydr Polym, 2020 Jun 15;238:116185.
PMID: 32299552 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116185

Abstract

Tropical and sub-tropical fruits are tremendous sources of polysaccharides (PSs), which are of great interest in the human welfare system as natural medicines, food and cosmetics. This review paper aims to highlight the recent trends in extraction (conventional and non-conventional), purification and analytic techniques of fruit polysaccharides (FPSs). The chemical structure and biological activities, such as immunomodulatory, anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-coagulant and anti-diabetic effects, of PSs extracted from 53 various fruits were compared and discussed. With this wide coverage, a total of 172 scientific articles were reviewed and discussed. This comprehensive survey from previous studies suggests that the FPSs are non-toxic and highly biocompatible. In addition, this review highlights that FPSs might be excellent functional foods as well as effective therapeutic drugs. Finally, the future research advances of FPSs are also described. The content of this review will promote human wellness-based food product development in the future.

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