Polysaccharides from the Medicinal Mushroom <i>Cordyceps taii</i> Show Antioxidant and Immunoenhancing Activities in a <i>D</i>-Galactose-Induced Aging Mouse Model

<table>Effects of the aqueous polysaccharide fractions of <i>Cordyceps taii</i> on free radical scavenging and metal ion chelation <i>in vitro</i>. (a) DPPH free radical scavenging, (b) hydroxyl free radical scavenging, (c) superoxide anion free radical scavenging, and (d) ferrous ion chelation. AECT: aqueous extract of<i> C. taii</i>; APCT: aqueous crude polysaccharide fraction of <i>C. taii</i>; TU: thiourea; EDTA: ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid.</table>

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Figure 1: Polysaccharides from the Medicinal Mushroom <i>Cordyceps taii</i> Show Antioxidant and Immunoenhancing Activities in a <i>D</i>-Galactose-Induced Aging Mouse Model 

Figure 1 | Polysaccharides from the Medicinal Mushroom Cordyceps taii Show Antioxidant and Immunoenhancing Activities in a D-Galactose-Induced Aging Mouse Model 