FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (24): 101-106.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201224021

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Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction and Bioactivity of Polysaccharides from Pickled Undaria pinnatifida

XU Rui-bo 1,2,ZHOU Hong-ying2,GONG Jian-long2,SHI Da-hua2,YAN Li-li2   

  1. 1. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Lianyungang 222005, China;2. School of Chemical Engineering, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang 222005, China
  • Received:2011-11-17 Revised:2012-10-28 Online:2012-12-25 Published:2012-12-12

Abstract:

The ultrasonic-assisted extraction of polysaccharides from pickled Undaria pinnatifida (PUP) was optimized using an orthogonal array design, and the antioxidant and antibacterial activities of PUP were investigated. The optimum conditions for PUP extraction were found to be two extraction cycles at 70 ℃ for 10 min each cycle with an ultrasonic power of 180 W and a solid-to-solvent ratio of 1:40 (g/mL). Under these conditions, the PUP yield was 2.00%. Crude PUP was purified by Sevag method for the removal of impurities such as protein and nuclei acid. UV and infrared spectroscopic characterization suggested that purified PUP was polysaccharide without containing protein or nuclei acid. The scavenging activity of purified PUP against hydroxyl and superoxide anion radicals was investigated and compared with VC as a control. It was found that purified PUP had strong scavenging activity against both species of free radicals, especially superoxide anion radical although its scavenging activity was weaker than that of VC. The IC50 values of PUP against superoxide anion and hydroxyl free radicals were 16.50 mg/mL and 23.31 mg/mL, respectively. Moreover, PUP had potent antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis.

Key words: pickled Undaria pinnatifida, polysaccharides, ultrasonic-assisted extraction, antioxidant activity, antibacterial activity

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