Structural studies of water-soluble glycoproteins from Cannabis sativa L |
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Authors: | Agnes Hillestad Jens K. Wold Berit Smestad Paulsen |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Oslo, Oslo 3 Norway |
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Abstract: | Two carbohydrate-protein fractions, isolated from Cannabis sativa L. by extraction with water and chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, contained arabinose, galactose, glucose, mannose, galacturonic acid, 2-acetamido-2-deoxyglucose, and 2-acetamido-2-deoxygalactose. The structure of the carbohydrate moieties was investigated by methylation analysis and Smith degradation. A high percentage of end-groups indicates a large degree of branching, glucose and galactose being the main branch-points, linked at C-3 and C-6. The hexoses are also present as unbranched residues in the chain, largely as (1→3)- and (1→4)-linked units and as end-groups. Arabinofuranosyl units constitute the main part of the non-reducing end-groups, and are also present as part of the chain. The polysaccharide chains are probably linked to protein through the hydroxyl group of hydroxyproline. |
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