Research Article

Enzymatic Extraction, Purification, and Characterization of Polysaccharides from Penthorum chinense Pursh: Natural Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory

Table 6

The physicochemical properties of crude PCPP and PCPP-1a.

ItemCrude PCPPPCPP-1a

Carbohydrate (%)58.42 ± 5.1780.49 ± 6.95
Protein (%)1.04 ± 0.10-
Uronic acid (%)42.97 ± 3.1121.08 ± 1.96
Sulfuric radical (%)3.38 ± 0.111.74 ± 0.02
Total polyphenol (mg GAE/mg dried extract)1.96 ± 0.180.44 ± 0.02
Molecular weight (KDa)-47.3
Monosaccharide composition (%)
Man16.6116.59
Rib5.757.86
Rha3.866.83
GlcUA2.682.11
GalUA20.962.30
Glc8.117.51
Gal16.0524.00
Xyl14.7318.45
Ara8.2012.36
Fuc3.051.99