Article: Researchers from Beihua University describe findings in organic chemistry.

According to recent research published in the journal Letters in Organic Chemistry, "The crude polysaccharide (SCP) extracted from Schisandra chinensis by hot water extraction and ethanol precipitation, was further fractionated by DEAE-cellulose and Sephacryl S-300 chromatography, giving a polysaccharide fraction named as SCP-BII. The molecular weight of SCP-BII was 23 kDa using HPGPC."

"Gas chromatography analysis suggested that SCP-BII was composed of rhamnose, arabinose, mannose, galactose, glucose and galacturonic acid with a ratio of 4.7:2.6:0.8:5.6:1:5.6. Pharmaceutical experiments showed SCP-BII administered in alloxan-induced diabetic mice can ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!