| BEPS-IA | purified Bullacta exarata polysaccharides of molecular weight 127 kDa |
| AFM | Atomic Force Microscopy |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| PMP | 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone |
| CK | Control culture |
| IC50 | inhibitory concentration representing the concentration at which cell viability was reduced by 50% |
| HepG2 | human hepatocellular carcinoma cell |
| MEM | Medium Alpha Medium |
| Gal | galactose |
| Man | mannose |
| Glc | glucose |
| GlcUA | glucuronic acid |
| Arb | arabinose |
| Rha | rhamnose |
| Xyl | xylose |
| GalN | galactosamine |
| GlcN | glucosamine |
| Fuc | fucose |