An Acidic Polysaccharide Isolated from the Midrib of Leaves of Nicotiana tabacum |
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| Authors: | Shigeru Eda Kunio Katō Atushi Ishizu Junzo Nakano |
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| Institution: | 1. Central Research Institute, The Japan Tobacco and Salt Public Corporation, 6-2 Umegaoka, Midori-ku, Yokohama 227, Japan;2. Department of Forest Products, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan |
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| Abstract: | An acidic polysaccharide (APS-H) purified from the hemicellulosic fraction of the midrib of Nicotiana tabacum was composed of d-galacturonic acid, l-rhamnose, l-arabinose and d-galactose in a molar ratio of 31.8: 15.4: 9.9: 42.9. Its molecular weight was estimated to be 90,000 by gel filtration chromatography. APS-H had a pectin-like structure in which the rhamnogalacturonan backbone was composed of (1 → 2)-linked l-rhamnopyranosyl and (1 → 4)-linked d-galacturonosyl residues in a ratio of approximately 1: 2.1. It also contained (1 → 4)-linked d-galactan and (1 → 5)-linked l-arabinofuranosyl moieties as the side chains. Branch points occurred mainly at C-4 of (1 → 2)-linked l-rhamnosyl residues in the backbone and at C-6 of (1 → 4)-linked d-galactosyl residues in the side chains. |
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