Cytotoxic, Antitumor and Immunomodulatory Effects of the Water-Soluble Polysaccharides from Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) Seeds

Lotus is an edible and medicinal plant, and the extracts from its different parts exhibit various bioactivities. In the present study, the hot water–soluble polysaccharides from lotus seeds (LSPS) were evaluated for their cancer cell cytotoxicity, immunomodulatory and antitumor activities. LSPS show...

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Main Authors: Yafeng Zheng, Qi Wang, Weijing Zhuang, Xu Lu, Anca Miron, Tsun-Thai Chai, Baodong Zheng, Jianbo Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-11-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21/11/1465