摘要:
A galactomannoglucan (GMG) with an estimated weight-average molar mass of 415,000 g/mol was obtained from an aqueous extract of the mesocarp of fruits of Syagrus oleracea (Mart.) Becc. by fraction-ation by Sephacryl S-300 HR and Sephadex G-25. Chemical and spectroscopic studies indicated that GMG has a chain of (1 -> 4)-linked beta-D-rnannopyranosyl residues attached to an initial chain of (1 -> 3)-linked beta-D-galactopyranosyl residues and a terminal chain of (1 -> 4)-linked alpha-D-glucopyranosyl residues which comprised galactose, mannose and glucose in the molar ratio of 30:33:37. Results of the present study indicated that the polysaccharide GMG of S. oleracea significantly inhibited gastric lesions induced by ethanol, showing a gastroprotective property. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.