High molecular weight plant heteropolysaccharides stimulate fibroblasts but inhibit keratinocytes

• Main Authors: Shahbuddin, M., Shahbuddin, D., Bullock, A.J., Ibrahim, Halijah, Rimmer, S., MacNeil, S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10095/1/High_molecular_weight_plant_heteropolysaccharides_stimulate.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10095/

Konjac glucomannan (KGM) is a natural polysaccharide of b(1-4)-D-glucomannopyranosyl backbone of Dmannose and D-glucose derived from the tuber of Amorphophallus konjac C. Koch. KGM has been reported to have a wide range of activities including wound healing. In this study we examined KGM extracts pr...