Research Center for Agricultural Products Preservation and Processing, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, PR China.
Research Center for Agricultural Products Preservation and Processing, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, PR China; College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, PR China.
Int J Biol Macromol. 2020 May 1;150:246-252. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.01.294. Epub 2020 Jan 31.
Stigma maydis, an ingredient of pharmaceuticals and healthy foods, has a long history of usage in China and some occidental countries. Polysaccharide (SMP) is supposed to be one of the major bioactive compounds in stigma maydis, which possesses immune-enhancement, antitumor, antioxidant, anti-fatigue, diuretic, liver protection, antihyperglycaemic and hypolipidemic activities. In this review, the current advancements on extraction, purification, structural characteristics and biological activities of polysaccharides were summarized. Their biological activities were introduced on the basis of vivo experiments, and some possible mechanisms were listed. Furthermore, industrial application of SMPs were reviewed and discussed. New perspectives for the future work of stigma maydis polysaccharide were also proposed.
玉米须作为药品和保健食品的成分，在中国和一些西方国家已有悠久的使用历史。多糖（SMP）被认为是玉米须中的主要生物活性化合物之一，具有增强免疫力、抗肿瘤、抗氧化、抗疲劳、利尿、保肝、降血糖和降血脂等作用。本文综述了多糖的提取、纯化、结构特征和生物活性的最新进展。根据体内实验介绍了它们的生物活性，并列出了一些可能的机制。此外，还综述和讨论了 SMP 的工业应用。还提出了玉米须多糖未来工作的新视角。
