Purification of polysaccharides from by using an aqueous two-phase system and evaluation of the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of polysaccharides .

In this study, polysaccharides (PLPS) and proteins were simultaneously separated from . mycelia by using an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) based on choline chloride ([Chol]Cl)/KHPO, and the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of PLPS after ATPS extraction were evaluated. Results demonstrated that the maximal extraction efficiencies of 68.

Proteoglycan isolated from Corbicula fluminea exerts hepato-protective effects against alcohol-induced liver injury in mice.

Corbicula fluminea (Asian clam), a freshwater bivalve mollusk, has been consumed in China for centuries as a health food and traditional Chinese medicine for treating liver diseases and alcoholism. This study aimed to evaluate the hepato-protective effects and potential mechanisms of a proteoglycan (PSP) from C. fluminea on alcohol-induced liver injury in mice.

Repellent activities of essential oils rich in sesquiterpenoids from Saussurea amara (L.) DC. and Sigesbeckia pubescens Makino against two stored-product insects.

The essential oils (EOs) from aerial parts of Saussurea amara (L.) DC. (SAEO) and Sigesbeckia pubescens Makino (SPEO) were analyzed for their chemical composition by GC-MS, and their repellent activities against adults of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum Herbst, as well as the booklouse, Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel, were evaluated for the first time.