Bioactive Mushroom Polysaccharides: A Review on Monosaccharide Composition, Biosynthesis and Regulation.

Qiong Wang, Feng Wang, Zhenghong Xu, Zhongyang Ding

Journal: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 2018;22(6):955

PMID: 28608797

Abstract

Mushrooms are widely distributed around the world and are heavily consumed because of their nutritional value and medicinal properties. Polysaccharides (PSs) are an important component of mushrooms, a major factor in their bioactive properties, and have been intensively studied during the past two decades. Monosaccharide composition/combinations are important determinants of PS bioactivities. This review summarizes: (i) monosaccharide composition/combinations in various mushroom PSs, and their relationships with PS bioactivities; (ii) possible biosynthetic pathways of mushroom PSs and effects of key enzymes on monosaccharide composition; (iii) regulation strategies in PS biosynthesis, and prospects for controllable biosynthesis of PSs with enhanced bioactivities.

Address: Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China. [email protected].; National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China. [email protected].; School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China. [email protected].; Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China. [email protected].; National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China. [email protected].; Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China. [email protected].; National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China. [email protected].

DOI: 10.3390/molecules22060955

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MeSH Terms: Agaricales, Humans, Monosaccharides, Nutritive Value, Polysaccharides, Vegetables