DoLPHiN: A structural and functional database of natural polysaccharides with health benefits

Title Value
Polysaccharide ulvans
Source Name Ulva fasciata
Weight 150kDa
Main Glycosidic Bond(s)
α-Rhap-(1→3)
α-Rhap-(1→3,4)
α-Rhap-(1→2,3,4)
α-Rhap-(1→4)
β-Xylp-(1→2,4)
Main Chain It is composed of rhamnose, glucuronic acid, iduronic acid, xylose, etc. There are alpha - (1 → 4) -, alpha - (1 → 3) -, alpha - (1 → 3,4) -, alpha - (1 - 2,3,4) -linked rhamnose units and beta - (1 → 4) - and beta - (1 - 2,4) - linked xylose units, etc
Side Chain There are sulfate groups substituted at the C-3 or C-2 positions of rhamnose, and there may be some branched structures.
NMR Information unknown
Monosaccharide
glucose Exist (No specific proportion could be found in the literature)
galactose Exist (No specific proportion could be found in the literature)
xylose Exist (No specific proportion could be found in the literature)
rhamnose Exist (No specific proportion could be found in the literature)
Physiological Functions anti-oxidant anti-tumour immunoregulation
Intestinal Microbiota Regulation unknown
Related Diseases (based on ICD-11) Malignant neoplasms,04-Diseases of the immune system
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DOI 10.3390/md12094984
Data Source Statement:
The data included in the DoLPHiN database is sourced exclusively from peer-reviewed original publications and presented after normalization.