Structural Analysis of an Inulin-Type Fructan from Ophiopogon japonicus and Its Immunomodulatory Properties
A water-soluble, low-molecular-weight polysaccharide fraction, designated OJP-2, was extracted from the roots of Ophiopogon japonicus; its structural characteristics and immunomodulatory activity in macrophages were subsequently investigated. OJP-2 exhibited a narrow apparent molecular weight distribution with an avera...