期刊
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
卷 261, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.117887
关键词
Glycogen; Glycogen extraction; Size exclusion chromatography; Sucrose density gradient centrifugation; Molecular structure
资金
- Mater Research McGuckin Early Career Fellowship
- University of Queensland's Amplify Initiative
- Mater Foundation
- Equity Trustees
- Priority Academic Program of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
- Natural Science Foundation of China [C1304013151101138]
- 2017 Jiangsu Innovation and Entrepreneurship talents program
- L G McCallam Est Trust
- George Weaber Trust
Liver glycogen, a branched glucose polymer in animals, plays a role as a blood-sugar buffer. This study aims to optimize sucrose density gradient centrifugation for preserving glycogen's molecular structure by varying sucrose solution density and testing a boiling denaturation step. Lower sucrose concentrations and the boiling step were found beneficial in obtaining a more structurally representative and preserved glycogen sample.
Liver glycogen is a branched glucose polymer that functions as a blood-sugar buffer in animals. Previous studies have shown that glycogen?s molecular structure affects its properties. This makes it important to develop a technique that extracts and purifies a representative sample of glycogen. Here we aim to optimize the sucrose density gradient centrifugation method for preserving glycogen?s molecular structure by varying the density of the sucrose solution. The preservation of glycogen?s structure involves: 1) minimizing molecular damage and 2) obtaining a structurally representative sample of glycogen. The addition of a 10-minute boiling step was also tested as a means for denaturing any glycogen degrading enzymes. Lower sucrose concentrations and the introduction of the boiling step were shown to be beneficial in obtaining a more structurally representative sample, with the preservation of smaller glycogen particles and decreased glycogen chain degradation.
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