FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (17 ): 76-78.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-200917016

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Atomic Force Microscope Observation of Gynostemma pentaphyllum Polysaccharide GPP Ⅲ -a

LIU Rong-hua,YANG Xiao-fan,CHI Ai-ping*   

  1. College of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
  • Received:2009-05-19 Online:2009-09-01 Published:2014-04-14
  • Contact: CHI Ai-ping E-mail:chimu@snnu.edu.cn

Abstract:

GPP Ⅲ -a, a main constituent of Gynostemma pentaphyllum polysaccharides (GPP), was obtained by DEAE-52 cellulose column chromatography and proved to be homogeneous by Sephadex G-150 column chromatography. The molecular morphology of GPP Ⅲ -a was observed under an atomic force microscope (AFM). The results showed that the GPP Ⅲ -a molecules were of irregular “peak”-like aggregates in solution which were changed to “ring”-like aggregates with different diameters after heat; the “peak”- and “ring”-shaped structure was associated with external factors including temperature.

Key words: Gynostmma pentapphyllum polysaccharide, atomic force microscope observation, morphology

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