Martins, Vitor Manuel RamalheiraSimões, JoanaFerreira, IsabelCruz, Maria T.Domingues, Maria R.M.Coimbra, Manuel A.2018-03-262018-03-262015Martins, Vitor Manuel Ramalheira; Simões, Joana; Ferreira, Isabel; Cruz, Maria Teresa; Domingues, Maria Rosário; Coimbra, Manuel António (2015). Structural characterization and macrophage immunostimulatory activity of polysaccharides present in the hot water extracts from Pterospartum tridentatum dried inflorescences. In Third International Congress on Cocoa Coffee and Tea. Aveirohttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/16559The hot water extracts (HWE) from Pterospatum tridentatum dried inflorescences are used in the northeastern portuguese region of Trás-os-Montes due to its therapeutic properties, namely against rheumatism, bladder, liver and kidney disorders [1]. The therapeutic properties attributed to hot water extracts from plants are often related with polysaccharide macrophage immunostimulatory activity [2].engP. tridentatumStructural characterizationPolysaccharidesMacrophageImmunostimulatory activityconference poster