Polysaccharide is a polymeric carbohydrate composed of more than 10 monosaccharides and sugar chains bound by glycosidic bonds. Polysaccharides composed of the same monosaccharides are called homopolysaccharides, such as starch, cellulose and glycogen; Polysaccharides composed of different monosaccharides are called heteropolysaccharides. For example, gum Arabic is composed of pentose and galactose. Polysaccharide is not a pure chemical substance, but a mixture of substances with different degrees of polymerization. Polysaccharides are generally insoluble in water, have no sweetness, can not form crystals, and have no reducibility and rotation change. Polysaccharides are also glycosides, so they can be hydrolyzed. In the hydrolysis process, a series of intermediate products are often produced, and finally monosaccharides are obtained by complete hydrolysis.
Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide is a secondary metabolite of the mycelium of Ganoderma lucidum, which exists in the mycelium and fruiting body of Ganoderma lucidum.
Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide has unique physiological activity and clinical effect, and is safe and non-toxic. It can be widely used in medicine, food and cosmetics industries. Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide can improve the body's immunity. When the body's immunity of cancer patients is damaged by radiotherapy and chemotherapy, it can be combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy to cure the disease. In addition, Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide can also inhibit the release of allergic reaction media, so as to block the occurrence of nonspecific reaction, so it can inhibit the recurrence and metastasis of cancer cells after operation. Ganoderma lucidum preparations that have been put into use include tablets, injections, granules, oral liquids, syrups and wines, all of which have achieved certain clinical effects. As a functional factor, Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide can be made into health food, and can also be added into beverages, cakes and oral liquids as Food Additives, which greatly enrich the food market. Because Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide has the effect of anti free radical, it can be used in cosmetics to delay aging.
