FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (3): 73-76.

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Fractionation and Structure of Polysaccharides of Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch gum

 LIU  Dun-Hua, GU  Wen-Ying   

  1. 1.Agricultural College, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750011, China; 2.School of Food Science and Technology, Southern Yangtze University, Wuxi 214036, China
  • Online:2007-03-15 Published:2011-12-31

Abstract: The polysaccharides of Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch gum were graded into water-soluble polysaccharide (AG1) and water-insoluble polysaccharide (AG2) with 0.1mol/L NaOH AG11 and AG12 were obtained with ion-exchange method from AG1, shown to be homogeneous by gel filtration chromatography. AG2 contains glucose predominantly, and also uronic acid. AG11 and AG12 contains arabinose, rhamnose, xylose, mannose, glucose and galactose predominantly and respectively, and also uronic acid. The molecular weights of AG11 and AG12 are 8.63×105Da and 3.46×105Da respectively. The structure of AG11, AG12 and AG2 contains pyranride and has the characteristic of glycoconjugate. The polysaccharides of Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch gum were graded into water-soluble polysaccharide (AG1) and water-insoluble polysaccharide (AG2) with 0.1mol/L NaOH AG11 and AG12 were obtained with ion-exchange method from AG1, shown to be homogeneous by gel filtration chromatography. AG2 contains glucose predominantly, and also uronic acid. AG11 and AG12 contains arabinose, rhamnose, xylose, mannose, glucose and galactose predominantly and respectively, and also uronic acid. The molecular weights of AG11 and AG12 are 8.63×105Da and 3.46×105Da respectively. The structure of AG11, AG12 and AG2 contains pyranride and has the characteristic of glycoconjugate.

Key words: Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch gum, fractionation, purification, structure