D Glucans From Edible Mushrooms A Review Purification And Chemical Characterization Approaches

Carbohydrate Polymers 117 (2015) 753–761 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Carbohydrate Polymers journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/carbpol Review d-Glucans from edible mushrooms: A review on the extraction, purification and chemical... More

Carbohydrate Polymers 117 (2015) 753–761 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Carbohydrate Polymers journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/carbpol Review d-Glucans from edible mushrooms: A review on the extraction, purification and chemical characterization approaches Andrea Caroline Ruthes, Fhernanda Ribeiro Smiderle, Marcello Iacomini ∗ Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Centro Politécnico, Curitiba CEP 81531-980, Brasil a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: D-Glucans from edible mushrooms present diversified chemical structures. The most common type con- Received 13 August 2014 sists of a backbone of ␤-D-glucose (1 → 3)-linked frequently branched at O-6 by ␤-D-glucose residues Received in revised form as side chains. However it is possible to distinguish ␣-, ␤- and mixed D-glucans. Further discrimination 29 September 2014 could be made on the basis of glycosidic bond position in a pyranoid ring, distribution of spe Less