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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Chemical Modification of Polysaccharides: A Review of Synthetic Approaches, Biological Activity and the Structure-Activity Relationship.

Tianbo Liu, Qianqian Ren, Shuang Wang, Jianing Gao, Congcong Shen, Shengyu Zhang, Yanhong Wang, Feng Guan

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
36.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tianbo LiuSchool of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150040, China.
Qianqian RenSchool of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150040, China.
Shuang WangSchool of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150040, China.
Jianing GaoSchool of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150040, China.
Congcong ShenSchool of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150040, China.
Shengyu ZhangSchool of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150040, China.
Yanhong WangSchool of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150040, China.
Feng GuanSchool of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150040, China.
Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

Heilongjiang Province Talent team "Head Wild Goose Team" Support Project 2019, No. 5
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural polysaccharides are macromolecular substances with great potential owing to their wide biological activity and low toxicity. However, not all polysaccharides have significant pharmacodynamic activity; hence, appropriate chemical modification methods can be selected according to the unique structural characteristics of polysaccharides to assist in enhancing and promoting the presentation of their biological activities. This review summarizes research progress on modified polysaccharides, including common chemical modification methods, the change in biological activity following modification, and the factors affecting the biological activity of chemically modified polysaccharides. At the same time, the difficulties and challenges associated with the structural modification of natural polysaccharides are also outlined in this review. Thus, research on polysaccharide structure modification is critical for improving the development and utilization of sugar products.

Indexed as

PolysaccharidesStructure-Activity RelationshipPolysaccharidesbiological activitychemical modificationpolysaccharide

Identifiers

PMID37630326
PMCPMC10457902
OpenAlexW4385835366

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