Structural characterisation and cholesterol efflux improving capacity of the novel polysaccharides from Cordyceps militaris

Water extracts of the edible mushroom Cordyceps militaris possess a lipid-lowering effect. However, the types of components and how they exert this effect are not clear. In this study, two novel polysaccharides, CM1 and CMS, were isolated, and their cholesterol efflux improving capacity was investigated in vitro. The molecular weight of CM1 was approximately 700 kDa, and its main chain was consisted of (1 → 4)-β-D-Glcp and (1 → 2)-α-D-manp...