Sphallerocarpus gracilis is a medicinal and edible plant in China with high nutritional value. We examined the structure and bioactivity of a new polysaccharide fraction purified from S. gracilis named SGP-1. This polysaccharide possessed an average molecular weight of 4.916 × 105 and was primarily
The phenolic composition of the free phenolic extract from Sphallerocarpus gracilis seeds was analyzed by HPLC-MS and predominant compounds were chlorogenic acid, di-caffeoylquinic acid glucoside and luteolin-7-O-glucoside. The free phenolic extract was evaluated for DNA damage protective activity