FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (17): 118-122.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201117023

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Purification and Physicochemical Analysis of Polysaccharides from Intestinal Tract of Apostichopus japonicus

LIN Wei-wei1,2, ZHANG Jian2, WANG Mao-jian2,*,CHANG Yao-guang3,WANG Gong-ming1,2   

  1. (1. College of Food Science & Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 200000, China; 2. Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Shandong Province, Yantai 264006, China; 3. College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China)
  • Published:2011-08-30

Abstract: Objective: To purify and physicochemically analyze polysaccharides from the intestinal tract of Apostichopus japonicus. Methods: Two polysaccharides, named as polysaccharides A and B, respectively, were isolated and purified by using SephadexG-100 column from the intestinal tract of Apostichopus japonicus, and polysaccharide A was selected to study its physicochemical properties. Its purity was evaluated by SephadexG-100 column chromatography and agarose gel electrophoresis. The relative molecular mass was determined by Sephadex G-200 column chromatography. Monosaccharide components were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and their structures were identifiedby infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance. Results: The purified polysaccharide A was composed of GlcUA, GalN, Fuc, and a small amount of GlcN and Gal. Fucose had two configurations including the forms of α-fucose sulfate and β-fucose sulfate residues. This polysaccharide had a relative molecular mass of approximately 18.8 × 104 D. Conclusion: The purified polysaccharide A is an acidic polysaccharide, suggesting that it belongs to the chondroitin sulfate class.

Key words: intestinal tract polysaccharide, purification, component analysis, structure identification, Apostichopus japonicus

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