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Degraded polysaccharides from Porphyra haitanensis: purification, physico-chemical properties, antioxidant and immunomodulatory activities

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To explore effect of the structural properties of porphyra haitanensis polysaccharide on its biological activity, degraded porphyra polysaccharides were separated and purified by Cellulose DEAE-52 and Sephadex G-100 chromatography, obtaining three purified components (P1, P2 and P3). All the three components were sulfate polysaccharides containing the repeating units of → 3) β-D-galactose (1 → 4) 3,6-anhydro-α-L-galactose (1 →, and → 3) β-D-galactose (1 → 4) α-L-galactose-6-S (1 →, and → 3) 6-O-methyl-β-D-galactose (1 → 4) 3,6-anhydro-α-L-galactose (1 →. The molecular weight of the three fractions was measured to be 300.3, 130.4 and 115.1 kDa, respectively. Their antioxidant activity was investigated by the determination of the free radical scavenging effect and ferric reducing power. It was found that P1, P2 and P3 possessed marked antioxidant activity. It was also found that they appreciably enhanced the proliferation, phagocytic ability and nitric oxide secretion in RAW264.7 cells. Lower molecular weight and higher sulfate content were beneficial to bioactivities of P. haitanensis polysaccharides. Overall, P2 and P3 possess superior immuno-modulatory activity to that of P1 and PHP. Thus, the current work will provide the basis for the better utilization of P. haitanensis to develop the related functional foods.

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This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFD0400203), and Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province of China (2018C02048).

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Huo, YF., Li, YT., Xia, W. et al. Degraded polysaccharides from Porphyra haitanensis: purification, physico-chemical properties, antioxidant and immunomodulatory activities. Glycoconj J 38, 573–583 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10719-021-10009-9

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