Table 2 Constituents of different polysaccharide in the formula of polysaccharides.

From: Identification of genes underlying the enhancement of immunity by a formula of lentinan, pachymaran and tremelia polysaccharides in immunosuppressive mice

Name of polysaccharide

Polysaccharide(%)

Uronic acid (%)

Protein(%)

Lentinan

74.62

10.44

13.76

Pachynaran

89.96

ND

10.94

Tremelia polysaccharide

69.19

8.12

13.19

  1. The polysaccharide contents were measured by the phenol-sulfuric acid method, and the uronic acid contents were measured by meta-hydroxy-diphenyl, and the protein content was measured with Coomassie Brilliant Blue. ND, not detectable.