REVIEW article
Front. Pharmacol.
Sec. Ethnopharmacology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fphar.2025.1618885
This article is part of the Research TopicReviews in Ethnopharmacology: 2025View all 30 articles
Extraction, purification, structural characterization, and health benefit of the litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) polysaccharides: A review
Provisionally accepted
- Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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Litchi, a prominent species within the Litchi Sonn genus of the Sapindaceae family, is a fruit renowned for its significant nutritional, health, and pharmacological properties. Polysaccharides are one of the functional active ingredients in litchi, with various biological functions such as hypoglycemic effect, prebiotic effect, promoting effect on exopolysaccharide production by Weissella confuse, antioxidant effect, antiproliferative effect, immunoregulatory effect. Consequently, research on litchi polysaccharides has steadily expanded and deepened in recent years. A comprehensive review of existing studies is essential for advancing the understanding of these polysaccharides. This article provides an overview of the current state of research on litchi polysaccharides, covering various aspects such as extraction, purification, chemical structure, health benefits, and structure-activity relationships. Furthermore, it offers valuable insights to guide the continued development of litchi polysaccharides, establishing a scientific foundation for their more efficient and rational utilization.
Keywords: Litchi chinensis Sonn., Polysaccharides, extraction, purification, Structural characteristics, health benefit
Received: 27 Apr 2025; Accepted: 22 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Wang, Bi, Zhang, Xu and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Meng Wang, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China
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