The antioxidant activity of polysaccharides: A structure-function relationship overview

• Published in: Carbohydrate polymers Vol. 314; p. 120965
• Main Authors: Fernandes, Pedro A.R., Coimbra, Manuel A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 15.08.2023
• Subjects: alginates; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; Antioxidants - chemistry; Antioxidants - pharmacology; Carbohydrate modification; Chelating activity; chemical bonding; chitosan; Glucans; molecular weight; Oligosaccharide; Pectins; Phenolic substitution; Polysaccharides - chemistry; Polysaccharides - pharmacology; Proteoglycan; Reducing capacity; solubility; Structure-Activity Relationship; structure-activity relationships; sugars; Proteoglycan; Carbohydrate modification; Chelating activity; Reducing capacity; Phenolic substitution; Oligosaccharide

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 ty...