Structural elucidation of polysaccharide containing 3-O-methyl galactose from fruiting bodies of Pleurotus citrinopileatus

Pengfei He, Anqiang Zhang, Saijing Zhou, Fuming Zhang, Robert J. Linhardt, Peilong Sun

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Abstract

A water-soluble polysaccharide containing 3-O-methyl galactose (PCP60W) was isolated from fruiting bodies of Pleurotus citrinopileatus and purified by anion-exchange and gel column chromatography. This polysaccharide has an average molecular weight of 2.74 × 104 Da and its structure was elucidated using monosaccharide composition and methylation analysis combined with one- and two-dimensional (COSY, TOCSY, NOESY, HMQC and HMBC) NMR spectroscopy. PCP60W was shown to be a linear partially 3-O-methylated α-galactopyranan comprised of 6-linked galactose, 6-linked 3-O-methyl galactose and 4-linked glucose in a ratio of 3.0:1.0:0.6. This work provides additional evidence for the view that 3-O-methyl galactose is common to the genus Pleurotus.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)72-76
Number of pages5
JournalCarbohydrate Research
Volume434
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 3-O-methylated galactopyranose
  • Edible mushrooms
  • Pleurotus citrinopileatus
  • Polysaccharide
  • Structure

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