From: Bioactive polysaccharides from natural resources including Chinese medicinal herbs on tissue repair
Polysaccharides | Source | Functions |
---|---|---|
Starch | Plants | Storage, drug adjuvant |
Cellulose | Plants | Cell structure, food additives |
Pectin | Plants | Food additives |
Alginate | Microorganism | Drug adjuvant |
Carrageenan | Microorganism | Food additives |
Heparin | Animals | Animal tissue structure, therapeutic agents |
Hyaluronan | Animals | Animal tissue structure, therapeutic agents |
Chondroitin sulfate | Animals | Animal tissue structure |
Heparin sulfate | Animals | Animal tissue structure |
Chitin and chitosan | Animals | Tissue scaffolds |