Saccharides

Chondroitin sulfate sodium (from shark cartilage), one of five classes of glycosaminoglycans, has been widely used in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Chondroitin sulfate reduces inflammation mediators and the apoptotic process and is able to reduce protein production of inflammatory cytokines, iNOS and MMPs.

Gum Arabic is an orally active complex branched polysaccharide. Gum Arabic can be isolated from the Acacia senegal tree. Gum Arabic upregulates the expression of maturation markers (CD86, CD40, and CD54), promotes ERK1/2 phosphorylation, and inhibits Apoptosis. Gum Arabic exhibits antimalarial effects against Plasmodium berghei ANKA. Gum Arabic exhibits hepatoprotective, renal, and cardiovascular protective activities. Gum Arabic improves obesity. Gum Arabic is commonly used as a stabilizer and thickener. Gum Arabic can be used in the research of brain tumor imaging.

Escin, a natural compound of triterpenoid saponins that can be isolated from horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) seeds, can be used as a vasoprotective anti-inflammatory, anti-edematous and anti-nociceptive agent.

Thyminose is a natural product, a 2-deoxyaldopentose, that can be obtained by hydrolyzing the nucleosides that make up thym nucleic acid.

Nystose is a tetrasaccharide with two fructose molecules linked via beta (1→2) bonds to the fructosyl moiety of sucrose. Nystose exhibits prebiotic, immunomodulatory, and metabolism regulating activities. Nystose promotes the bone mineralization by activating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.

Fagomine is a mild glycosidase inhibitor. The K_i of the iminosugar Fagomine is 4.8 μM, 39 μM, and 70 μM for Amyloglucosidase (A.niger), β-Glucosidase (bovine), and Isomaltase (yeast), respectively.

meso-Erythritol is a sugar alcohol that found in a variety of foods (e.g., pear, watermelon), is 60-80% as sweet as sucrose, and can be used as low-calorie sweetener food additives.

α,α-Trehalose 6-phosphate (Tre6P) potassium is a glucose analogue with potent anti-hyperglcaemic activity. α,α-Trehalose 6-phosphate potassium is rapidly converted to the end product, α,α′-trehalose, through the action of α,α-Trehalose 6-phosphate phosphatase (T6PP).

Lacto-N-tetraose is the significant core structure of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) naturally existing in human milk. Lacto-N-tetraose is consist of galactose, N-acetylglucosamine, and glucose moieties. Lacto-N-tetraose has prebiotic effect, immune regulatory effect, anti-inflammatory effects, intestinal cell responses regulatory effect, antibacterial activity and antiviral activity. Lacto-N-tetraose has been widely added to infant formula.

D-Ribose(mixture of isomers) is an energy enhancer, and acts as a sugar moiety of ATP, and widely used as a metabolic therapy supplement for chronic fatigue syndrome or cardiac energy metabolism. D-Ribose(mixture of isomers) is active in protein glycation, induces NF-κB inflammation in a RAGE-dependent manner.

N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine (GalNAc) is a terminal essential amino sugar derived from galactose and forms the antigens of blood group A in humans. N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine (GalNAc) interact with Soya bean agglutinin (SBA), hence decreasing the effects of SBA on cellular membrane permeability and tight junction protein expression in piglets. N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine (GalNAc) inhibits the hemagglutinating activity by the lectin.

Lactulose is an orally active galactose-fructose disaccharide. Lactulose suppresses upregulation of TNF-α and IL-6. Lactulose decreases the degree of DNA damage. Lactulose exhibits many of the properties of other oligosaccharides, including increasing the numbers of Bifidobacteria in feces. Lactulose restores the structure and composition of the intestinal microbiota, mitigates inflammation, and suppresses inflammatory tumorigenesis in mice with colitis-associated cancer. Lactulose can be used in the research of constipation.

β-D-Glucose, also known as glucose, is a monosaccharide, the most important carbohydrate in biological systems, the main energy source of cells, and plays a key role in various metabolic processes. β-D-Glucose has unique chemical properties that make it an abundant component in plant and animal tissues and is readily metabolized by organisms to produce cellular energy. It is commonly used to improve hypoglycemia and dehydration, and as a sweetener and preservative in food and beverage production.

Alginic acid is a natural polysaccharide, which has been widely concerned and applied due to its excellent water solubility, film formation, biodegradability and biocompatibility. Alginic acid induces oxidative stress-mediated hormone secretion disorder, apoptosis and autophagy in mouse granulosa cells and ovaries. Alginic acid has an inhibitory effect on histamine release. Anti-anaphylactic and anti-inflammatory properties.

D-Glucosamine 6-phosphate is an endogenous metabolite that can be synthesized by glutamine fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase (GFAT). D-Glucosamine 6-phosphate can be used for the research of diabetes mellitus.

D-(+)-Cellobiose is a water-soluble disaccharide and an important intermediate product in the degradation process of cellulose and hemicellulose. D-(+)-cellobiose is used as a carbon source by microorganisms in fermentation processes, where it is converted into ethanol or other metabolic products. D-(+)-Cellobiose has significant application value in biofuel production, such as bioethanol.

Lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT) is an endogenous metabolite. Lacto-N-neotetraose can inhibit TNF-α induced IL-8 secretion in immature epithelial cells. Lacto-N-neotetraose has anti-inflammatory avtivity, and can improve the wound closure.

Maltotetraose can serve as a substrate for enzyme-linked assays to measure amylase activity in biological fluids. Maltotetraose has oral active, and reduces TNF-α-induced inflammatory responses by inhibiting NF-κB activity and decreasing ICAM-1 expression. Maltotetraose also inhibits PDGF-induced vascular smooth muscle cell migration and neovascularization. Additionally, Maltotetraose derivatives can function as probes for detecting bacterial infections by targeting the maltodextrin transporter. With good long-term safety, Maltotetraose holds promise for research in atherosclerosis-related diseases.

Chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) is an oligomer of β-(1→4)-linked D-glucosamine. Chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) activates AMPK and inhibits inflammatory signaling pathways including NF-κB and MAPK pathways.

1,1,1,1-Kestohexaose (1,1,1,1-Kestohexose) is an insulin-type fructooligosaccharide hexasaccharide. 1,1,1,1-Kestohexaose exhibits neuroprotective and anti-depressant-like activities. 1,1,1,1-Kestohexaose can alleviate Corticosteron (HY-B1618)-induced decrease in cell viability and NGF expression in vitro.