Bioactive polysaccharides from lotus as potent food supplements: a review of their preparation, structures, biological features and application prospects

Lotus is a famous plant of the food and medicine continuum for millennia, which possesses unique nutritional and medicinal values. Polysaccharides are the main bioactive component of lotus and have been widely used as health nutritional supplements and therapeutic agents. However, the industrial pro...

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Main Authors: Guona Dai, Jiale Wang, Jiamei Zheng, Conglong Xia, Yaping Wang, Baozhong Duan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1171004/full