Abstract
Structural peculiarities of low molecular weight (LMW) sample obtained by mild acid hydrolysis of κ-carrageenan from Chondrus armatus was investigated by a rapid mass spectrometric method. The selected conditions allowed avoiding excess destruction of 3,6-AnGal residues that was shown by using tandem (MS/MS) mode. Main oligosaccharide fraction with molecular weight 2.3kg/mol, obtained by mild acid hydrolysis was chosen for the analysis. It was shown that fragments with even degree of polymerization (DP) were mostly built of (-G4S-DA-)n repeating unit, n=1–5. Some fragments with odd DP were shown to contain -DA2S- insertions, being the fragments of ι-type blocks, which were randomly distributed along the polysaccharide chain as single insertions. The anti-inflammatory activity (on acetic acid-induced colitis in mice) of the initial polymer and its derivatives was studied. The anti-inflammatory effect of the polymer was observed at a dose of 5mg/kg. Polysaccharide decreased the degree of colon damage more than twice and area of damage in 40%.
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