Journal
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 188, Issue -, Pages 236-242Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.02.009
Keywords
Polysaccharide; Stem lettuce; Purification; Characterization; Immunomodulatory
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31701550]
- Department of Education of Anhui Province [KJ2016A235]
- Young Medical Talents Project of Jiangsu Province [QNRC2016422]
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Stem lettuce has a long history of cultivation in China and possesses high nutritional and medicinal value. In our previous studies, extraction optimization, characterization, and bioactivities of stem lettuce polysaccharides (SLP) were investigated. In this study, SLP were further separated into two purified polysaccharides, SLP-1 and SLP-2, by anion exchange chromatography followed by size exclusion chromatography. SLP-1, with a molecular weight of 90 KDa, was mainly composed of galacturonic acid, galactose and arabinose in a molar ratio of 17.6:41.7:33.9. SLP-2, with a molecular weight of 44 KDa, was mainly composed of mannose, galacturonic acid, galactose and arabinose in a molar ratio of 11.5:69.5:9.3:8.2. In addition, both purified polysaccharides contain sulphate radicals, have triple helical structures and can promote macrophage proliferation without cytotoxicity. SLP-2 was better able to stimulate phagocytic and nitric oxide production than SLP-1. The results suggest that polysaccharides from stem lettuce could be explored as immunomodulatory agents in the field of pharmaceuticals and functional foods.
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