This study identified pectin in early immature durian fruits and found that pectin-oligosaccharides derived from them show stronger antioxidant and antiglycation activities, with potential applications in cosmetic products.
June 2024 in “Journal of medical pharmaceutical and allied sciences” In this study, researchers observed that Pectin from Nagpuri oranges significantly increased colony counts of probiotic bacteria like L. acidophilus and L. plantarum both in vitro and in vivo, suggesting potential use as a prebiotic or synbiotic in nutraceutical formulations.
10 citations
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July 2023 in “Pharmaceuticals” This study explored the wound healing potential of a natural marine soft coral-derived nanoparticle-based gel in a diabetic excision wound model, finding it effectively regulates proinflammatory cytokines and inhibits enzymes related to wound healing.
7 citations
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August 2024 in “Marine Drugs” This study found that ultrasonically depolymerized ι-carrageenan from Solieria chordalis yields low-molecular-weight fractions that maintain fibroblast viability and show no cytotoxicity, suggesting potential for safe use in human medicine.
109 citations
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February 2018 in “CB/Current biology” This study concluded that the receptor-like kinase ERULUS, regulated by auxin, is crucial for modulating cell wall composition and pectin dynamics during root hair growth in Arabidopsis.
March 2026 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review found that different monosaccharide compositions in polysaccharides from 72 medicinal plants are linked to varying biological activities, with glucans, galactans, mannans, fructans, and pectins showing significant roles in immunomodulation, antioxidant effects, and other health benefits.
32 citations
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January 2021 in “Molecules” This review compiles studies on the antidiabetic potential of plants from the Middle East, particularly from the Asteraceae and Lamiaceae families, but reports no clinical results.
421 citations
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January 2015 in “Chemical Society Reviews” This review discusses recent advances in surface modification and endothelialization of biomaterials for vascular grafts, highlighting promising methods like gene engineering and targeting ligand immobilization to improve clinical outcomes.
305 citations
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July 2016 in “International Journal of Biological Macromolecules” This review describes the roles of polysaccharides in antitumor, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory activities and introduces methods for their isolation and purification, reporting no new research results.
59 citations
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August 2014 in “International Journal of Biological Macromolecules” In this study, the researchers optimized the extraction conditions for crude polysaccharide from Hibiscus rosa-sinensis leaves, achieving a yield of 9.66% and demonstrated strong antioxidant activities in vitro.
50 citations
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February 2018 in “Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy” This review discusses the anticancer properties of ginseng, including its potential to alleviate chemotherapy side effects, and calls for more research on its mechanisms of action in various cancers.
48 citations
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September 2017 in “Frontiers in Bioscience” This review explores the role of nanotechnology in wound healing, highlighting its potential through antimicrobial properties, selective inflammatory action, angiogenesis promotion, and its use in drug and gene delivery.
38 citations
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June 2018 in “Plant & cell physiology/Plant and cell physiology” This study found that overexpressing PLC5 in Arabidopsis thaliana reduced root growth but improved drought tolerance, and suggests PIP2 is crucial for root hair growth.
22 citations
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August 2006 in “Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences” The tropical legume Sesbania rostrata can form nodules in waterlogged conditions using a different method that involves plant hormones and specific genes.
1 citations
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June 2025 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This review examines glycopeptide hydrogels as biomimetic materials for tissue regeneration and other biomedical applications, describing their design, properties, and potential uses, and highlighting future advancements in replicating natural tissue environments for precision medicine.
July 2026 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers found that the efflux of calcium in root hairs of Arabidopsis thaliana, particularly through the ER-localized ACA2 and ACA7, is crucial for modulating cytoplasmic calcium signals and enabling proper root hair growth, with disruptions leading to impaired elongation.
July 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study reports that a low concentration of chitosan induces callose deposition and slows root hair growth in Arabidopsis, suggesting an evolutionary conservation of this response to mild biotic stress across plant types.
125 citations
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December 2016 in “Molecules” This review discusses the extraction, purification, modification, and biological activity of polysaccharides from Traditional Chinese Medicine and reports no new research findings.
8 citations
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July 2022 in “Frontiers in plant science” This review outlines the current understanding of how pH contributes to root hair development and reports no new experimental findings.
8 citations
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January 2021 in “Smart materials in medicine” This study found that a newly constructed composite hydrogel dressing, made from silk fibroin, chitosan, and halloysite, promoted hair follicle neogenesis, angiogenesis tissue regeneration, and scar reduction.
49 citations
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October 2024 in “Frontiers in Immunology” In this review, the authors highlighted the potential of natural polysaccharides from plants, animals, and microbes to modulate immune responses, reduce inflammation, and strengthen the intestinal barrier, suggesting their promising role as immunomodulatory agents in pharmaceutical applications.
6 citations
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September 2024 in “Plant Cell & Environment” This study found that in Arabidopsis root hairs, mild chitosan treatment triggered callose deposition and slowed growth, while a higher concentration inhibited growth without callose deposition, indicating different responses based on chitosan concentration.
July 2026 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review highlights how cyclodextrin-polysaccharide hybrids can advance drug delivery and environmental cleanup by improving the solubility and stability of hydrophobic molecules, serving as promising platforms for biomedical applications and efficient sorbents for wastewater treatment.
January 2025 in “Catalysts” This study investigated the production of β-cyclodextrin from ginkgo seeds, finding that a pretreatment scheme involving high-temperature gelatinization significantly improved the conversion rate to 72.63%, highlighting the industrial potential of underutilized ginkgo seed powder for sustainable applications.
172 citations
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March 2019 in “The EMBO Journal” This study found that in Arabidopsis thaliana, the interaction between extracellular leucine-rich repeat extensins and the receptor-like kinase FERONIA helps control vacuolar expansion, crucial for cellular elongation.
63 citations
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May 2015 in “PloS one” This study found that GALT5 and GALT2 are redundant enzymes essential for O-glycosylation of AGPs, with mutations leading to significant growth and development defects in plants.
56 citations
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February 2015 in “F1000 prime reports” This review outlines the factors controlling root hair growth in plants, emphasizing the coordinated roles of cellular and extracellular components, without reporting new experimental results.
2 citations
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September 2025 in “Frontiers in Nutrition” This review reports that various bioactive compounds in Aloe vera demonstrate significant anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, and immunomodulatory effects, supporting its validated use in treating metabolic disorders, gastrointestinal recovery, dermatological conditions, and wound healing due to its nutritional and therapeutic properties.
111 citations
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April 2023 in “Ultrasonics Sonochemistry” This review discusses the extraction, purification, and biological activities of maidenhairtree polysaccharides, emphasizing the higher efficiency of ultrasound-assisted extraction, but it reports no new clinical results.
69 citations
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December 2015 in “BMC plant biology” This study provides evidence that five Hyp-O-GALT genes are crucial for AGP galactosylation and that AGP glycans are vital for various aspects of plant growth and development.