MONOSACCHARIDES COMPOSITION AND CYTOSTATIC
ACTIVITY OF POLYSACCHARIDE FRACTION OF PHEMERANTHUS
CONFERTIFLORUS L.
FLORENTINA GATEA1, EUGENIA DUMITRA TEODOR1*, ANA MARIA SECIU2, LETIȚIA ELENA RADU3
1National Institute for Biological Sciences, Centre of Bioanalysis, 296 Splaiul Independenței Street, 060031, Bucharest, Romania
2National Institute for Biological Sciences, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, 296 Splaiul Independenței Street,
060031, Bucharest, Romania
3Fundeni Clinic Institute, 258 Fundeni Road, 022328, Bucharest, Romania
*corresponding author: eu_teodor@yahoo.com
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Abstract:
Polysaccharides display several biological activities, such as antitumour, anti-oxidation, hypoglycaemic, antiviral and
immunity enhancing properties. The polysaccharide fraction from Phemeranthus confertiflorus was extracted, hydrolysed
and 8 monosaccharides were analysed and quantified by capillary electrophoresis. The polysaccharide fraction was further
assessed for cytotoxicity on normal and tumour cell lines. The results obtained can promote Phemeranthus as an eligible
plant with potential for human health, because of high monosaccharides content (predominant rhamnose) and promising
cytostatic effect of polysaccharide fraction.

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