FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (14): 21-24.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201114005

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A Comparative Investigation into Deproteinization Methods for Silkworm Pupa Polysaccharides

WU Shan-gang1,2,LAI Tai-jun1,SUN Jian-hua1,LIU Xu-hui1,3,TONG Zhang-fa1,LIAO Dan-kui1,*   

  1. (1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; 2. Liuzhou Medical College, Liuzhou 545006, China; 3. Department of Chemistry and Life Science, Hechi University, Yizhou 546300, China)
  • Online:2011-07-25 Published:2011-06-18

Abstract: Protein removal rate and polysaccharide loss rate were used to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of Savag, s method, trichloroacetic acid (TCA) method, papain method and papain-TCA (papain hydrolysis followed by TCA precipitation) method in deproteinizing silkworm pupa polysaccharides. Papain-TCA method was found to be the best method for the deproteinization of silkworm pupa polysaccharides, and the optimal operating conditions were 1.5 h hydrolysis with papain at an enzyme-to-substrate of 2.0% and 50 ℃ followed by once treatment with TCA. A protein removal rate of 97.98% and a polysaccharide loss rate of 18.76% were achieved under such conditions. Only one absorption peak was observed in the UV-visible scanning spectrum of deporteinized silkworm pupa polysaccharides, indicating the removal of almost all proteins.

Key words: pupa, polysaccharide, protein, removal

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