Structural elucidation and anti-nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity of Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua polysaccharide

• DOI: 10.1039/d2fo03384d
• Publication Date: 2022-11-24T13:21:30Z
• Authors: Wei Liu; Taili Shao; Lei Tian; Zhengrui Ren; Lan Gao; Zhiyan Tang; Zheng Fang; Pingchuan Yuan; Chunyan Liu; Jikun Li; Guodong Wang; Jun Han
• Keywords: Mice; 0303 health sciences; 03 medical and health sciences; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Polysaccharides; Plant Extracts; Polygonatum; Animals; Rhizome; 3. Good health

A structurally novel polysaccharide from Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua, PCP-1, can improve abnormal lipid metabolism and oxidative stress, and balance the composition of the intestinal microbiota in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) mice.