Isolation and Characterization of Pectic Polysaccharide Fraction from In Vitro Suspension Culture of Fumaria officinalis L.

Table 1

Yield and chemical characterization of ammonium oxalate-extracted polysaccharide fraction from suspension culture of Fumaria officinalis L. (g/100 g dw)^a.

Yield (g/100 g dw)	7.0
Protein	4.1
Hyp	0.48 (11.7)^d
Total phenols	0.3
Total sugars	71.0
Uronic acids	45.6
GalA	41.0 (61.0)^b
GlcA	—
Neutral sugars	25.4
Rhamnose	2.0 (3.1)^b
Galactose	7.3 (10.5)
Arabinose	5.6 (9.5)
Glucose	7.6 (11.0)
Mannose	0.3 (0.4)
Fucose	0.3 (0.5)
Xylose	2.3 (3.9)
Degree of methylation	45.0^c
Degree of acetylation	3.4^c

^aValues are the average of two replicates. ^bValues in brackets represent the sugar composition in mol%. ^cMoles methanol or acetyl per 100 moles of galacturonic acid. ^dHyp content as part of total protein content.