Author: Joana Simõesa, Fernando M. Nunesb, Pedro Dominguesa, Manuel A. Coimbraa, M. Rosário Dominguesa.
Aloe vera acemannan, backbone of ?-(1?4)-linked D-mannose, mannans, acetyl groups, high abundance of acetylated residues, lower branching, shorter chains, and higher acetylation seems to promote the immunostimulatory activity attributed to these polysaccharides.