A review on polysaccharides from Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch seeds, their extraction, modification, structure, and applications

Mohib Ullah Kakar; Ihsan Ullah Kakar; Muhammad Zubair Mehboob; Shah Zada; Hidyatullah Soomro; Muhammad Umair; Imran Iqbal; Muhammad Umer; Shabnam Shaheen; Shahid Faraz Syed; Yulin Deng; Rongji Dai

doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117113

A review on polysaccharides from Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch seeds, their extraction, modification, structure, and applications

Carbohydr Polym. 2021 Jan 15:252:117113. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117113. Epub 2020 Sep 20.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Beijing Key Laboratory for Separation and Analysis in Biomedicine and Pharmaceutical, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), Beijing, 100081, PR China; Faculty of Marine Sciences, Lasbela University of Agriculture Water and Marine Sciences (LUAWMS), Uthal, 90150, Balochistan, Pakistan.
² Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lasbela University of Agriculture Water and Marine Sciences (LUAWMS), Uthal, 90150, Balochistan, Pakistan.
³ CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interaction, College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China.
⁴ Beijing Key Laboratory for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, Research Centre for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, PR China.
⁵ Sindh Institute of Animal Health, Karachi, Pakistan.
⁶ Medical Genomics Research Department, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs (MNGHA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
⁷ Department of Information and Computational Sciences, School of Mathematical Sciences and LMAM, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
⁸ Department of Higher Education, Government Girls Degree College Lakki Marwat, City Lakki Marwat, KPK, Pakistan.
⁹ Beijing Key Laboratory for Separation and Analysis in Biomedicine and Pharmaceutical, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), Beijing, 100081, PR China.
¹⁰ Beijing Key Laboratory for Separation and Analysis in Biomedicine and Pharmaceutical, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), Beijing, 100081, PR China. Electronic address: dairongji@bit.edu.cn.

PMID: 33183585
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117113

Abstract

Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch (ASK) is an important member of Compositae (Asteraceae) family. Its seeds have been widely used as traditional medicine and to improve the quality of food. Water soluble and water insoluble polysaccharides are found in the seeds of this plant. Research has been conducted on the extraction of polysaccharides, their modification and determination of their structure. To date different techniques for extraction purposes have been applied which are reviewed here. Antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti-obesogenic, antitumor, and immunomodulatory activities have been explored using in vivo and in vitro methods. Moreover, these polysaccharides have been used as packaging material and as a sensing component for monitoring the freshness of packaged food. Some experimental results have shown that the quality of foods is also improved by using them as a food additive. We have also indicated some of the potential areas that are needed to be explored.

Keywords: A. sphaerocephala Krasch seeds; Anticancer activity; Food additive; Food packaging; Polysaccharide modification.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
Antioxidants / chemistry
Artemisia / chemistry*
Food Additives / chemistry*
Food Packaging
Hypoglycemic Agents / chemistry
Immunologic Factors / chemistry
Molecular Structure
Plant Extracts / chemistry*
Polysaccharides* / chemistry
Polysaccharides* / isolation & purification
Seeds / chemistry*

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents
Antioxidants
Food Additives
Hypoglycemic Agents
Immunologic Factors
Plant Extracts
Polysaccharides