The antioxidant activity of polysaccharides: A structure-function relationship overview
Rede de Química e Tecnologia · University of Aveiro
Abstract
Over the last years, polysaccharides have been linked to antioxidant effects using both in vitro chemical and biological models. The reported structures, claimed to act as antioxidants, comprise chitosan, pectic polysaccharides, glucans, mannoproteins, alginates, fucoidans, and many others of all type of biological sources. The structural features linked to the antioxidant action include the polysaccharide charge, molecular weight, and the occurrence of non-carbohydrate substituents. The establishment of structure/function relationships can be, however, biased by secondary phenomena that tailor polysaccharides behavior in antioxidant systems. In this sense, this review confronts some basic concepts of…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 170.78
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 201
Authors
2Topics & keywords
- Polysaccharide
- Chemistry
- Antioxidant
- Chemical structure
- Sugar
- Function (biology)
- Biochemistry
- Organic chemistry
Funding
- MDMinistério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino SuperiorAwards: PT2020, UIDB/50006/2020, 46080, UIDP/50006/2020
- RDRede de Química e TecnologiaAwards: PT2020, UIDB/50006/2020, UIDP/50006/2020
- LALaboratório Associado para a Química VerdeAwards: UIDP/50006/2020, UIDB/50006/2020
- FPFundação para a Ciência e a TecnologiaAwards: UIDP/50006/2020, PT2020, -01-0247-, POCI-01-, POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046080, POCI-01-0247, UIDB/50006/2020
- EREuropean Regional Development FundAward: LISBOA-01-0247-FEDER-046080