Polysaccharides from Lycium barbarum leaves: Isolation, characterization and splenocyte proliferation activity |
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Authors: | Liu Huihui Fan Yanli Wang Wenhang Liu Nian Zhang Hui Zhu Zhenyuan Liu Anjun |
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Institution: | Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China. |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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