This invention discloses an
extracellular polysaccharide DSP-1 from the shell of a deep-sea
fungus, *Subseptospora*, and its applications. Didymella keratinophila The
fermentation product of SCAU273 was isolated and purified to obtain an
extracellular polysaccharide DSP-1. This
polysaccharide has a molecular weight of 4116 Da, a bibranched structure, and is mainly composed of
glucose polymers. Further studies showed that DSP-1 can enhance the activity and promote the proliferation of RAW 264.7 macrophages over a wide concentration range (25–400 μg / mL). Furthermore, at certain concentrations, it
dose-dependently promoted the
secretion of NO, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β by RAW 264.7 macrophages, exhibiting good immunomodulatory activity against RAW 264.7 macrophages. It shows broad prospects for the production and widespread application of
environmentally friendly marine biological agents.