Category: Database: Carbohydrate

Polysaccharide-K (PSK), also known as Krestin, is a clinically significant protein-bound β-glucan complex extracted from the fruiting body of the…

A polysaccharide-protein complex (PPC) is a natural or engineered biomacromolecular assembly composed of carbohydrate polymers (polysaccharides) bound to protein chains. …

A polysaccharide-peptide complex (PSPC) is a type of biomacromolecular conjugate consisting of carbohydrate chains (polysaccharides) covalently or non-covalently linked with…

Grifolan is a biologically active β-glucan polysaccharide obtained from the fruiting body of the fungus Grifola frondosa, commonly known as…

Lentinan is a biologically active β-glucan polysaccharide extracted from the fruiting body of the shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes).  Structurally, it…

Schizophyllan (sometimes spelled chizophyllan) is a naturally occurring β-glucan polysaccharide produced by the basidiomycete fungus Schizophyllum commune, a common wood-rotting…

Heparin is a naturally occurring, highly sulfated glycosaminoglycan (GAG) that plays a central role in anticoagulation and the regulation of…

Heteropolysaccharides (also called heteroglycans) are complex carbohydrates composed of two or more different types of monosaccharides covalently linked through glycosidic…

Homopolysaccharides are a class of complex carbohydrates composed of repeating units of a single type of monosaccharide linked together through…

Galactooligosaccharides (GOS) are non-digestible carbohydrates belonging to the family of prebiotic oligosaccharides. They are typically composed of 2–8 galactose residues…

Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are a class of short-chain carbohydrates composed of fructose units linked together, often with a terminal glucose residue….

Verbascose is a plant-derived oligosaccharide belonging to the raffinose family of oligosaccharides (RFOs). It is a pentasaccharide with the molecular…

Stachyose is a naturally occurring tetrasaccharide with the molecular formula C₂₄H₄₂O₂₁. It belongs to the family of raffinose-series oligosaccharides (RFOs)…

Trehalose is a naturally occurring disaccharide composed of two glucose molecules linked by an α,α-(1→1) glycosidic bond. Its molecular formula…

Sedoheptulose is a seven-carbon monosaccharide (heptose) with the molecular formula C₇H₁₄O₇. It belongs to the class of ketoheptoses, as it…