| SAR | Structure–activity relationship |
| MAE | Microwave-assisted extraction |
| EAE | Enzyme-assisted extraction |
| HWE | Hot water extraction |
| UAE | Ultrasound-assisted extraction |
| UEAE | Ultrasonic-enzymatic-assisted extraction |
| DES | Deep eutectic solvent |
| ATPS | Aqueous two-phase systems |
| CPPS | Codonopsis pilosula polysaccharides |
| LP | polysaccharides of Longan Pulp |
| RIP | Polysaccharide components from Roots of Isatis indigotica Fort |
| Ara | Arabinose |
| Fuc | Fucose |
| Fru | Fructose |
| Gal | Galactose |
| Glc | Glucose |
| Man | Mannose |
| Rha | Rhamnose |
| Xyl | Xylose |
| LLp | Ligustrum lucidum flower polysaccharides |
| APS | Astragalus polysaccharides |
| LBP | polysaccharide from Lycium barbarum Fruits |
| MD | Molecular dynamics |
| DM | Degree of methyl-esterification |
| HG | Homogalacturonan |
| RG-I | Rhamnogalacturonan-I |
| RG-II | Rhamnogalacturonan-II |
| XGA | Xylogalacturonan |
| GalA | Galacturonic acid |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| AFM | Atomic force microscopy |
| PST | Polysaccharides from Sagittaria trifolia |
| ASP | polysaccharide from Asarum sieboldii Miq |
| GPs | Ginger peel polysaccharides |
| DS | Degree of substitution |
| CD | Circular dichroism |
| SAXS | Small angle X ray scattering |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NJBTF | Cucurbita Moschata (Butternut Squash) Polysaccharides |
| CCP | Cuminum cyminum Polysaccharides Polysaccharides |
| HNPCE | Homogenization-assisted negative pressure cavitation extraction |
| AX | Arabinoxylans |