Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710054, PR China; Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University), Ministry of Education, Xi'an 710069, PR China.
Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University), Ministry of Education, Xi'an 710069, PR China.
Food Chem. 2018 Apr 15;245:899-910. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.11.084. Epub 2017 Nov 23.
Morus alba L. (family Moreaceae), also known as white mulberry, is distinguished as a source of highly promising traditional medicines (including Mori Folium, Mori Fructus, Mori Ramulus and Mori Cortex) and also functional foods. Over the past two decades, the vast majority of the studies with regard to the isolation and bioactivities of M. alba polysaccharides have mainly focused on its leaves and fruits, which are both medicinal and edible. The tender M. alba leaf is edible and can be used to make tea, the mature M. alba fruit is sweet and juicy. M. alba fruits and leaves contain rich bioactive polysaccharides, which are shown to possess various promising bioactivities, mainly including antidiabetic, immunomodulation, anti-inflammation, antioxidation, anti-obesity, hepatoprotection and renoprotection. The main purpose of this review is to provide systematically reorganized information on structural characteristics and bioactivities of M. alba polysaccharides to support their further therapeutic potentials and sanitarian functions.
桑（Morus alba L.），又称白桑，是极具潜力的传统药物（包括桑叶、桑椹、桑枝和桑白皮）和功能性食品的来源。在过去的二十年中，大多数关于桑属植物多糖的分离和生物活性的研究主要集中在其叶子和果实上，这些叶子和果实既是药用的，也是食用的。嫩桑树叶可食用，可用来泡茶，成熟的桑椹甜美多汁。桑椹和桑叶含有丰富的生物活性多糖，具有多种有前途的生物活性，主要包括降血糖、免疫调节、抗炎、抗氧化、抗肥胖、保肝和护肾。本综述的主要目的是提供关于桑属植物多糖的结构特征和生物活性的系统整理信息，以支持其进一步的治疗潜力和保健功能。
