A Comparison of the Immunostimulatory Effects of Polysaccharides from Tetraploid and Diploid Echinacea purpurea

Table 1

Determination of E. purpurea polysaccharides ( = 3).

Sample	Sample OD490	Carbohydrate content of crude polysaccharide (%)	Average content; (%)	RSD; (%)
CPE2-1	0.253	44.45
CPE2-2	0.255	44.85	44.65	0.45
CPE2-3	0.254	44.65
CEP4-1	0.452	84.89
CPE4-2	0.460	85.52	85.51	1.03
CPE4-3	0.453	85.10