Preliminary characterization and anti-hyperglycemic activity of a pectic polysaccharide from okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench)

Okra is widely used as vegetable, food ingredient, and traditional medicine in China for various applications. The main healthy properties are accepted to originate from the high polysaccharide content of okra. In this study, a homogenous pectic polysaccharide WOP-2 was extracted, isolated, and puri...

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Main Authors: Tao Zhang, Jialin Xiang, Guobo Zheng, Renqing Yan, Xun Min
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464617307521