astragalus acicularis/carbohydrate

Background: Perennial legumes cultivated under irrigation in the Mountain West USA have non-fibrous carbohydrate (NFC) concentrations exceeding 400 g kg^-1 , a level commonly found in concentrate-based ruminant diets. Our

OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of Astragalus polysaccharides (AP) and berberine (BB) on the adipocyte's carbohydrate metabolism and cell differentiation, for assessing the possible mechanism of them in improving carbohydrate metabolism. METHODS Adipocytes were treated with AP or BE, the 3H-glucose

Plants gums are complex mixtures of different polysaccharides with a variety of biological activities and pharmaceutical applications. Few studies have focused on physicochemical and biological properties of gums obtained from different plants. This study was designed to determine potential

Astragalus membranaceus extracts injected into normal mice or mice immunodepressed by cyclophosphamide or radiation treatment or by aging are able to enhance the antibody response to a T-dependent antigen. Optimal conditions for maximum effect have been established in normal C3H/HeJ and (C57B1/10 x

OBJECTIVE Astragalus membranaceus, one of the most common Chinese herbs, is widely used to prevent and treat a variety of diseases. Very few adverse reactions, caused by A. membranaceus, have been reported in the literature. The purpose of this article was to report a case of marked increase in

A pathogenesis-related (PR) class 10 protein (designated AmPR-10) was first isolated from the Chinese medicinal material Astragalus mongholicus using a combination of affinity chromatography on Zn-chelate Agarose 4B, ion exchange chromatography on QAE Sephadex A-25 and gel filtration on Sephadex

A novel lectin (AMML) was isolated from a Chinese herb, i.e., the roots of Astragalus mongholicus, using a combination of ammonium sulfate fraction and ion exchange chromatographies. The molecular mass of intact AMML was determined to be 66,396 Da by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and 61.8 kDa by gel

The application of green manure is facing serious problems in purple soil region of southwest China. With the aim to explore the potential application of green manure, we examined the functional characteristics of soil microbial community in a system of Chinese milk vetch intercropped with rape. The

Water-soluble polysaccharides from 51 batches of fruits of L. barbarum (wolfberry) in China were investigated and compared using saccharide mapping, partial acid hydrolysis, single and composite enzymatic digestion, followed by polysaccharide analysis by using carbohydrate gel electrophoresis (PACE)

The effects of hybrid lectins--full-sized pea Pisum sativum lectin (PSL) with the carbohydrate-binding region of white melilot Melilotus albus lectin or wild licorice Astragalus glycyphyllos lectin substituted for the corresponding PSL region (PSL/MAL and PSL/AGL, correspondingly)--on the

Astragalus species are medicinal plants that are used in the world for years. Some Astragalus species are known for selenium accumulation and tolerance and one of them is Astragalus chrysochlorus, a secondary selenium accumulator. In this study, we employed Illumina deep sequencing technology for

Rapid changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate associated with human activity can have significant impacts on agriculture including livestock production. CO2 concentration has risen from the industrial revolution to the current time, and is expected to continue to rise. Climatic changes alter

Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicus and Hedysarum polybotrys belong to different genera, but have similar drug efficacy in traditional Chinese medicine theory, and H. polybotrys was used as the legal A. membranaceus var. mongholicus previously. In this study, similarities and differences

The polysaccharides of different germplasm resources of Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicus〓(cultured Astragalus Radix (RA) and natural RA) and A. membranaceus (MJ) (cultured RA and natural RA) were studied by using the optimal enzymatic conditions of endo-1,4-β-mannanase. Saccharide

This paper reports that 320 patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) were treated with Yi-ganning Granule (YGNG) and the pharmacodynamics of YGNG in the animal study. As control, another 70 patients with CHB receiving oleanolic acid granule (OAG) were compared to 68 patients in YGNG group. YGNG is