Isolation and structural characterization of an immunostimulating polysaccharide from fuzi, Aconitum carmichaeli

A water-soluble polysaccharide named as FPS-1 was isolated from fuzi, the root of Aconitum carmichaeli Debx. by hot-water extraction, anion-exchange and gel-permeation chromatography and tested for its pharmacological activities. Its structural characteristics were investigated by FTIR, HPLC, NMR spectroscopy, methylation analysis and GLC-MS. Based on the data obtained, FPS-1 was determined to be an alpha-(1-->6)-d-glucan, with a weight-average molecular weight of about 14,000Da. The glucan is highly branched with a single glucose at the C-3 position every four residues, on average, along the main chain. In immunopharmacological studies, FPS-1 showed potent stimulating effects on murine lymphocyte proliferation induced by concanavalin A or lipopolysaccharide both in vitro and in vivo as well as on splenocyte antibody production.     

A polysaccharide from Sargassum fusiforme protects against immunosuppression in cyclophosphamide-treated mice

A water-soluble polysaccharide (SFPS) isolated from Sargassum fusiforme was purified by DEAE-52 cellulose anion-exchange and Sephadex G-200 gel filtration chromatography. The high performance gel permeation chromatography (HPGPC) analysis showed that the average molecular weight (Mw) of SFPS was 299kDa. The SFPS was composed of d-fucose, l-xylose, d-mannose and d-galactose in a molar ratio of 5.9:1.0:2.3:2.2. The results showed that SFPS stimulated proliferation and the cytokines (IL-2, IL-6 and IFN-γ) secretion of splenic lymphocytes in cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppressed mice. SFPS markedly increased the phagocytic rates and cytokines (IL-2, IL-6 and TNF-α) secretion of peritoneal macrophages. Administration of SFPS significantly raised spleen index. It could act as an efficacious adjacent immunopotentiating therapy or an alternative means in lessening chemotherapy-induced immunosuppression, and also can be utilized as immunostimulants for food and pharmaceutical industries.     

Polysaccharides from Lycium barbarum leaves: Isolation, characterization and splenocyte proliferation activity

The polysaccharides from the fruits of Lycium barbarum have received considerable attention in previous publication, but the polysaccharides from the leaves were rarely reported. In the present work, four water-soluble polysaccharide fractions: LBP-I, LBP-II, LBP-III and LBP-IV isolated from L. barbarum leaves were purified through DEAE-Sephadex A-25. LBP-II and LBP-IV respectively showed one symmetrical peak on HPGPC with average molecular weight of 9.39×10(4)Da and 4.18×10(5)Da. UV and IR analysis of the two fractions showed the characteristics of acidic polysaccharides combined with polypeptides or proteins. GC analysis showed LBP-IV was mainly composed of rhamnose, arabinose, xylose, glucose and galactose with molar ratio of 1.61:3.82:3.44:7.54:1.00, and the uronic acid content was 47.68% (w/w) determined by sulfuric acid-carbazole method. (1)H and (13)C NMR spectra of LBP-IV also showed the presence of carboxyl carbon and five anomeric carbons, and suggested there may be both α- and β-anomeric configurations in this fraction. Moreover, splenocyte proliferation activity assay showed that LBP-IV significantly enhanced the proliferation of splenocyte stimulated by ConA or LPS, indicating the fraction has the beneficial effect on immunostimulating activity.     

Monoclonal antibodies against the capsular K antigen of Escherichia coli (O9:K30(A):H12): characterisation and use in analysis of K antigen organisation on the cell surface

Monoclonal antibodies were produced against the capsular antigen of Escherichia coli serotype K(A)30, using a mouse hybridoma system. The antibodies also recognised the chemically identical capsular polysaccharide produced by Klebsiella K20. Chemical modification of the K30 polysaccharide indicated that the glucuronic acid residues found in the E. coli K30 capsular antigen were important in the epitope recognised by these antibodies. Use of the antibodies as molecular probes revealed the presence of two discrete forms of the K30 antigen. One form was comprised of high molecular weight polysaccharide, present as a surface capsular layer. The second form of the antigen was of low molecular weight and was associated with lipopolysaccharide fractions from cell surface polysaccharide extracts. Separation of lipopolysaccharide fractions using gel chromatography in the presence of detergent showed that the low molecular weight K-antigenic fraction comigrated with a lipopolysaccharide lipid A core fraction present in encapsulated E. coli K30 bacteria but absent in acapsular mutants.     

灰树花菌丝体多糖G.F.-2理化性质及生物活性的研究*

对灰树花菌丝体多糖G.F.-2的理化性质及生物活性进行了研究,结果表明G.F.-2是一种均一性好、分子量为7.24×105的大分子纯多糖,其单糖组成的摩尔比为Xyl∶Man:GaL∶Glc=0.7:1.0:1.5:4.3;G.F.-2由β-D-葡聚糖单元以糖苷键连接而成,主链以β-1,3和β-1,4为主,分枝点主要发生在C6位,形成β-1,6糖苷键;同时,该多糖具有清除氧自由基,显著促进小鼠淋巴细胞增殖的生物活性功能。     

5个不同灵芝种菌丝体多糖理化性质及免疫活性研究

对灵芝属G.lucidum,G.tsugae,G.oerstedii,G.resinaceum,G.subamboinens5个不同种用同一条件进行了液体发酵培养、多糖提取、理化性质及免疫活性的分析。结果表明,5种灵芝的菌丝体多糖得率相差较大,以G.oerstedii最高,但各多糖提取物分子量分布相似,单糖组成均以葡萄糖为主,并含半乳糖、甘露糖、盐酸氨基葡萄糖、岩藻糖。5种多糖提取物均能显著增强小鼠巨噬细胞Raw264.7吞噬作用、释放NO,但以G.subamboinens菌丝体多糖提取物的活性最强。这些多糖提取物还均能促进小鼠脾细胞的增殖,并对ConA诱导的淋巴细胞增殖有抑制作用。研究表明灵芝属内其他3个物种的菌丝体多糖提取物理化特征与G.lucidum和G.tsugae接近,并同样具有免疫调节作用。     

雪灵芝多糖的分离纯化及免疫活性评价

为分离纯化雪灵芝(Arenaria kansuensis)多糖,并对纯化组分进行分子量测定、单糖组分分析及免疫活性评价。实验采用水提醇沉法提取雪灵芝粗多糖(Arenaria kansuensis crude polysaccharide, AKCP);以DEAE-52纤维素柱对AKCP进行分离纯化,获得5个雪灵芝多糖组分AKP-1～AKP-5,进一步采用葡聚糖凝胶G-75柱对AKP-2进行分离纯化获得AKP-2a多糖组分。苯酚-硫酸法测定AKCP、AKP-2及AKP-2a的总糖含量分别为52%、70%和79%;凝胶渗透色谱-十八角度激光光散射(GPC-MALS)法检测AKP-2a的重均分子量Mw为2.07×10~5Da、数均分子量Mn为9.838×10~4Da;HPLC法检测AKP-2a是由半乳糖醛酸、甘露糖、核糖、鼠李糖、葡萄糖醛酸、葡萄糖、半乳糖、木糖、阿拉伯糖、岩藻糖10种单糖组成,其摩尔比为1∶0.25∶0.01∶0.20∶0.11∶0.25∶0.61∶0.07∶0.21∶0.12;以MTT法检测体外培养小鼠脾淋巴细胞增殖,AKCP、AKP-2及AKP-2a各浓度组SI水平,均明显高于对照组(P<0.05)。经NO释放实验及IFN-γELISA检测,AKP-2a各浓度组小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞培养上清中二者的水平,较对照组呈浓度依赖性增高(P<0.01)。综上结果,本研究通过分离纯化,获得了总糖含量较高的雪灵芝多糖AKP-2a组分,初步确定其分子量范围及单糖组成,并证实其具有激活淋巴细胞增殖、促进巨噬细胞功能的生物活性。     

Bacteriophages provide regulatory signals in mitogen-induced murine splenocyte proliferation

The aim of this investigation was to reveal the regulatory properties of bacteriophage preparations in a model of mitogen-induced splenocyte proliferation in mice. We showed that sepharose 4B-purified preparations of the Staphylococcus aureus phage A20/R exhibited costimulatory activity in splenocyte proliferation induced by suboptimal (0.25 microg/ml) concentrations of ConA. On the other hand, the purified phage fraction was regulatory with regard to splenocyte proliferation induced by the optimal (2.5 microg/ml) ConA concentration. We also showed that the phage preparation can elicit IL-6 production in splenocyte cultures and enhance ConA-induced production of that cytokine. Furthermore, the phages preferentially induced IL-6 production in adherent splenocytes and increased levels of that cytokine in cultures of peritoneal cells from mice and rats. This phenomenon may explain the costimulatory activity of phages in the model described.     

阿魏蘑多糖理化性质及免疫活性研究*

以阿魏蘑Pleurotus ferulae Lanzi子实体和菌丝体为试验材料,采用水浸法提取阿魏蘑多糖,分别得到子实体粗多糖A和菌丝体粗多糖B。将A经Sevag法去蛋白、透析、CTAB络合、乙醇沉淀、NaCl溶液溶解、透析,得到多糖A1。紫外光谱分析鉴定多糖A1为均一组分。苯酚—硫酸法测得多糖A1糖含量为82.9%。凝胶渗透色谱法测得多糖A1数均分子量Mn=141088,重均分子量Mw=142897。气相色谱分析多糖A1单糖组成及其摩尔比为Xyl∶Gla∶Glc=1∶1.102∶2.899。巨噬细胞吞噬作用试验、迟发型变态反应试验、白细胞介素-2（IL-2）的诱生与检测试验测得粗多糖A、粗多糖B具有免疫活性。     

Chemical and biological characterization of a polysaccharide biological response modifier from Aloe vera L. var. chinensis (Haw.) Berg

Three purified polysaccharide fractions designated as PAC-I, PAC-II, and PAC-III were prepared from Aloe vera L. var. chinensis (Haw.) Berg. by membrane fractionation and gel filtration HPLC. The polysaccharide fractions had molecular weights of 10,000 kDa, 1300 kDa, and 470 kDa, respectively. The major sugar residue in the polysaccharide fractions is mannose, which was found to be 91.5% in PAC-I, 87.9% in PAC-II, and 53.7% in PAC-III. The protein contents in the polysaccharide fractions was undetectable. NMR study of PAC-I and PAC-II demonstrated the polysaccharides shared the same structure. The main skeletons of PAC-I and PAC-II are beta-(1-->4)-D linked mannose with acetylation at C-6 of manopyranosyl. The polysaccharide fractions stimulated peritoneal macrophages, splenic T and B cell proliferation, and activated these cells to secrete TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, INF-gamma, IL-2, and IL-6. The polysaccharides were nontoxic and exhibited potent indirect antitumor response in murine model. PAC-I, which had the highest mannose content and molecular weight, was found to be the most potent biological response modifier of the three fractions. Our results suggested that the potency of aloe polysaccharide fraction increases as mannose content and molecular weight of the polysaccharide fraction increase.     

一种紫菜多糖的制备及对淋巴细胞生长的影响

用DEAE－纤维素和SephadexG-200柱层析法分离纯化条斑紫菜的热水提取物,从中得到多糖PY2,并测出其分子量为2．0％10^4。用紫外和红外光谱对PY2的性质进行了鉴定。进一步测定了PY2对体外培养的小鼠骨髓细胞及淋巴细胞生长的影响。结果表明,PY2是一种少见的紫菜多糖,它不含有大多数紫菜侈糖具有的3,6－内醚－兰乳糖和硫酸基,它对小鼠脾脏淋巴细胞、胸腺淋巴细胞以及混合淋巴细胞的增殖有一定的抑制作用,而对骨髓细胞的增殖没有明显的影响。     

库克Noni果汁多糖含量及分子量测定

建立测定库克Noni果汁中多糖含量及分子量的方法。通过醇沉法分离Noni果汁多糖,进一步分离纯化得到均一多糖组分;用精制Noni果汁多糖测得该多糖对葡萄糖的换算因子,对多糖含量进行定量测定;并通过SE-HPLC(Size Exclusion-High Performance Liquid Chromatography)法测定了该多糖的相对分子量。结果表明,多糖含量测定方法简便可行,供试液在4 h内显色稳定,重现性较好,平均回收率为99.3%,RSD为1.93%(n=3);测得该多糖的相对分子量为1140 KDa。     

Structural characterization and study of immunoenhancing and antioxidant property of a novel polysaccharide isolated from the aqueous extract of a somatic hybrid mushroom of Pleurotus florida and Calocybe indica variety APK2

A water-soluble polysaccharide was isolated from the aqueous extract of the fruit bodies of somatic hybrid PCH9FB, obtained through intergeneric protoplast fusion between the strains Pleurotus florida and Calocybe indica var. On the basis of total acid hydrolysis, the polysaccharide was found to contain galactose, fucose, and glucose in a molar ratio of nearly 2:1:2. Methylation analysis and NMR experiments ((1)H, (13)C, DEPT-135, DQF-COSY, TOCSY, NOESY, ROESY, HMQC, and HMBC) showed that the structure of the repeating unit present in the polysaccharide was This molecule showed macrophage, splenocyte, thymocyte activation as well as antioxidant property.     

Structural characterization and immunomodulating activity of a complex glucan from spores of Ganoderma lucidum.

A polysaccharide with a molecular weight of 1.26 x 10(5), obtained from the sporoderm-broken spores of Ganoderma lucidum, was purified by anion-exchange and gel-permeation chromatography. This polysaccharide had a strong effect on suppressing the antibody production and the Con A or LPS induced lymphocyte proliferation in mice. Chemically, the structure of the polysaccharide was identified by methylation analysis, 1 D, 2 D NMR and ESI-MS spectroscopic studies of the native one and of the oligosaccharide fragments generated by partial acid hydrolysis, Smith degradation, and acetolysis. It was concluded that the intact polysaccharide was a complex beta-D-glucan consisting of a (1-->6)-linked backbone chain, in which every other glucosyl residue was substituted at C-3 or C-4 with mono-, di- and trisaccharide branches.     

Structure of extracellular polysaccharides of Escherichia coli strains 36M, 72M, and 29M isolated from coligranuloma of chick intestine. I. Polysaccharide from E. coli 36M.

An extracellular polysaccharide was isolated from culture broth of Escherichia coli 36M, and fractionated on a column of Sephadex G-150 into two fractions; the high molecular weight portion (85% of the total polysaccharide) contained pyruvic acid, and showed a positive immune reaction with anti-Ps-I-serum obtained from a rabbit. The low molecular weight portion (15% of the total polysaccharide) showed a negative immune reaction. The methylation, Smith's degradation, partial acid hydrolysis and methanolysis of the higher molecular weight polysaccharide revealed a repeating structure as follows: (see article).     

Polysaccharides of Crithidia fasciculata: Identification and partial characterization of a cell surface constituent

A carbohydrate-containing fraction was extracted from the trypanosomatid Crithidia fasciculata by a phenol-water procedure. Ion-exchange chromatography separated this fraction into three components: a polysaccharide which was not retained on the column; RNA which eluted upon addition of salt; and, another polysaccharide which eluted upon addition of detergent. The unretained fraction was shown to be composed solely of d-mannose. The mannan, which was heterodisperse on Sephadex G-100, had an average molecular weight of approx. 14 000 as based on analysis of reducing groups. The detergent-eluted material yielded arabinose and galactose upon acid hydrolysis. The arabinogalactan was excluded from Sephadex G-100 and Sephacryl S-200 molecular sieve columns, suggesting a molecular weight ≥ 200 000. Cell fractionation studies showed the bulk of extractable polysaccharide was associated with a particulate fraction. Further determination of the cellular localization of the polysaccharide was accomplished by employing a specific antiserum prepared from rabbits immunized with the polysaccharide extract. The cell surface localization of the arabinogalactan was demonstrated by cell agglutination studies as well as immunocytochemical techniques using fluorescein and ferritin conjugated antibodies.     

Polysaccharides of crithidia fasciculata. Identification and partial characterization of a cell surface constituent.

A carbohydrate-containing fraction was extracted from the trypanosomatid Crithidia fasciculata by a phenol-water procedure. Ion-exchange chromatography separated this fraction into three components: a polysaccharide which was not retained on the column; RNA which eluted upon addition of salt; and, another polysaccharide which eluted upon addition of detergent. The unretained fraction was shown to be composed solely of D-mannose. The mannan, which was heterodisperse on Sephadex G-100, had an average molecular weight of approx. 14 000 as based on analysis of reducing groups. The detergent-eluted material yielded arabinose and galactose upon acid hydrolysis. The arabinogalactan was excluded from Sephadex G-100 and Sephacryl S-200 molecular sieve columns, suggesting a molecular weight greater than or equal to 200 000. Cell fractionation studies showed the bulk of extractable polysaccharide was associated with a particulate fraction. Further determination of the cellular localization of the polysaccharide was accomplished by employing a specific antiserum prepared from rabbits immunized with the polysaccharide extract. The cell surface localization of the arabinogalactan was demonstrated by cell agglutination studies as well as immunocytochemical techniques using fluorescein and ferritin conjugated antibodies.     

Structural Characterization and Immunomodulating Activity of a Complex Glucan from Spores of Ganoderma lucidum

A polysaccharide with a molecular weight of 1.26×10⁵, obtained from the sporoderm-broken spores of Ganoderma lucidum, was purified by anion-exchange and gel-permeation chromatography. This polysaccharide had a strong effect on suppressing the antibody production and the Con A or LPS induced lymphocyte proliferation in mice. Chemically, the structure of the polysaccharide was identified by methylation analysis, 1D, 2D NMR and ESI-MS spectroscopic studies of the native one and of the oligosaccharide fragments generated by partial acid hydrolysis, Smith degradation, and acetolysis. It was concluded that the intact polysaccharide was a complex β-D-glucan consisting of a (1→6)-linked backbone chain, in which every other glucosyl residue was substituted at C-3 or C-4 with mono-, di- and trisaccharide branches.     

A potent insect chitinase inhibitor of fungal origin

A water-soluble polysaccharide was isolated from the culture filtrate of a fungal strain, Sphaeropsis sp. TNPT116-Cz, as a novel insect chitinase inhibitor. It was purified to chromatographic homogeneity by ethanol precipitation, anion-exchange and gel filtration chromatography. Its molecular weight was estimated to be 16 kDa by gel filtration HPLC. Monosaccharide analysis showed that it contained glucose, galactose, N-acetylglucosamine and a deoxysugar. This polysaccharide showed potent and specific inhibitory activity against Spodoptera litura chitinase with an IC50 value of 28 nM.     

柴胡多糖的结构和抗氧化活性分析

用超声波辅助提取法从柴胡中提取、分离得到多糖SAP3。高效液相色谱法测定其相对分子质量,红外光谱、气相色谱和原子力显微镜对其结构进行初步分析。结果表明:柴胡多糖SAP3是组分均一的多糖,由鼠李糖、木糖、甘露糖、葡萄糖、半乳糖组成,平均相对分子质量为3.3×105。红外光谱分析表明:柴胡多糖具有一般多糖类物质的特征吸收峰,单糖残基以吡喃环的形式存在。原子力显微镜显示柴胡多糖糖链具有分支结构,并缠绕形成环状结构。在0.2~1.2 mg/mL的实验浓度范围内,随着多糖质量浓度的升高,柴胡多糖SAP3对.OH的清除率逐渐增大,最大清除率可达45.2%。