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Purification and Characterization of a Low Molecular Weight Neutral Non-Starch Polysaccharide from Panax ginseng by Enzymatic Hydrolysis
Ying Ying 1,2
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Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, 010010, P.R. China
 
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Beijing Key Laboratory of Forest Food Processing and Safety, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China
 
 
Submission date: 2022-10-19
 
 
Acceptance date: 2023-02-01
 
 
Online publication date: 2023-02-21
 
 
Publication date: 2023-02-21
 
 
Corresponding author
Hongxin Wu   

Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, 010010, P.R. China
 
 
Pol. J. Food Nutr. Sci. 2023;73(1):70-79
 
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In this study, a novel neutral non-starch polysaccharide (GP1A) was extracted using hot water from ginseng roots. Chemical characteristics, monosaccharide compositions and structure of GP1A were investigated using scanning electron microscopy, gel permeation chromatography, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography with mass spectrometer, one-dimensional and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance. The results indicated that the lyophilized GP1A was a homogeneous polysaccharide with a low molecular weight of 1.03 kDa. The dominating monosaccharides of GP1A were D-glucose, D-galactose, D-mannose, D-xylose and D-arabinose. The structure analysis indicated the main chain residues sequence of GP1A was α-D-Glcp-(6→3)-α-D-Galp-(1→1)-α-D-Glcp-(3→4)-β-D-Manp-(2→2)-β-D-Arap with branch chains of α-D-Glcp substituted at α-D-Galp and β-D-Xylp substituted at β-D-Manp.
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This work was financially supported by the Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund (NO. 1610332022004).
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The authors have no competing interests.
 
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