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Chain conformations and steady-shear viscosity properties of pectic polysaccharides from apple and tomato
Hu, Shihao,Nie, Shaoping,Wang, Junqiao,Wang, Qiang,Xu, Xiaojuan
, (2022/04/03)
In this study, apple pectin (AP) and tomato pectin (TP) were demonstrated to be a high-ester (74.8%) polysaccharide with the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of ~ 243 kDa and a low-ester (45.9%) polysaccharide with the Mw of ~ 19 kDa, respectively. The semi-rigid chain conformations of pectic polysaccharides in NaNO3 aqueous solution were deduced according to the Smidsr?d “B values” of AP (0.025) and TP (0.029), while AP and TP exhibited higher stiffness in water due to the electric repulsion of carboxyl groups, which was visually observed by AFM images. Under steady shear, the shear-thickening behaviors of AP and TP in NaNO3 aqueous solutions were observed in the shear rate range of ?1, which were attributed to the disruption of the ordered arrangement induced by semi-rigid pectin chains into randomly entangled structure by weak shear force. AP exhibited stronger shear-thickening behavior due to the formation of more entanglements resulted from the higher Mw and longer side chains highly branched at rhamngalacturonan region. This study provides the scientific basis for the construction of the relationship of steady-shear property with chain conformation and molecular weight of pectin.
A novel acid polysaccharide from Boletus edulis: extraction, characteristics and antitumor activities in vitro
Meng, Ting,Yu, Sha-sha,Ji, Hai-yu,Xu, Xiao-meng,Liu, An-jun
, p. 13 - 24 (2021/02/01)
A novel cold-water-soluble polysaccharide (BEP), with a molecular weight of 6.0 × 106?Da, was isolated from Boletus edulis. BEP consists of galactose, glucose, xylose, mannose, glucuronic, and galacturonic acid in a ratio of 0.34:0.28:0.28:2.57:1.00:0.44. The IR results showed that BEP was an acid polysaccharide, containing α-type and β-type glucoside bonds. MTT assay showed BEP could inhibit cell proliferation significantly. Morphological observation demonstrated that BEP-treated MDA-MB-231 and Ca761 cells exhibited typical apoptotic morphological features. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that BEP caused mitochondrial membrane potential collapse. Annexin V-FITC/PI staining indicated that BEP induced apoptosis of MDA-MB-231 and Ca761 cells through cell block in S phase and G0/G1 phase, respectively. Western blot results showed that BEP could increase the Bax/Bcl-2 ratios, promote the release of cytochrome C, and activate the expression of caspase-3 and caspase-9 in MDA-MB-231 and Ca761 cells. In conclusion, our results demonstrated that BEP could inhibit the proliferation of breast cancer cells and induce apoptosis through mitochondrial pathways.
Chemical characterization and antioxidant activities of polysaccharides isolated from the stems of Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Liang, Xiaoxia,Gao, Yingying,Fei, Wenbo,Zou, Yuanfeng,He, Min,Yin, Lizi,Yuan, Zhixiang,Yin, Zhongqiong,Zhang, Wei
, p. 70 - 78 (2018/07/31)
Four polysaccharides, PTP–1, PTP–2, PTP–3 and PTP–4, were obtained from the water extraction of the stems of P. tricuspidata by anion exchange chromatography and gel filtration. The antioxidant activities of four PTPs were investigated, exhibiting different antioxidant activities, in which PTP?4 performed noticeable, with strong superoxide radical activity (comparable to BHT), high DPPH radical activity (78.53% at 1250 μg/mL), moderate hydroxyl radical scavenging activity and reducing power activity. Furthermore, the chemical structure of PTP?4 was measured by FT-IR, GC, 1H and 13C NMR spectra, indicating its mainly composition of the arabinose, xylose, galactose, glucuronic acid, and mannose. Thus, the stems of P. tricuspidata could be used as a potential source for natural antioxidant.