Abstract
ABPS-1, a new water-soluble polysaccharide with molecular weight of 26kDa and a specific optical rotation of +170° (c 1.0, H2O), was extracted from the roots of Acanthophyllum bracteatum by warm water and further successively purified through DEAE-cellulose A52 and Sephadex G-100 columns. Monosaccharide analysis revealed that the ABPS-1 was composed of Glc, Gal and Ara with a relative molar ratio of 1.4:5.2:1.0. Its structural features were elucidated by a combination of FT-IR, methylation and GC–MS analysis, periodate oxidation and Smith degradation, partial acid hydrolysis and 13C and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The data obtained indicate that ABPS-1 possessed a backbone of α-(1→6)-linked Gal with branches attached to O-2 by α-1→linked Glc and at O-3 by α-1→linked Gal and by α-(1→3)-linked Ara. The in vitro antioxidant activity showed that ABPS-1 possesses DPPH radical-scavenging activity in a concentration-dependent manner with an EC50 value of 2.6mg/ml.
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