Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (12): 2168.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20160500

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Extraction, Separation, Structural Analysis and Antioxidant Activity in vitro of Arabinoxylans(AX-Ⅰ-1) from the Residue of Astragalus Root

LIU Lei1,2,3, LI Ke2,3,*(), HAO Xia1,2,3, WANG Guizhen1,2,3, QIN Xuemei2,3, DU Guanhua4, ZHANG Xiang5   

  1. 1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
    2. Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
    3. The Efficacy of Chinese Medicine Material and New Drug Key Lab of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan 030006, China
    4. Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
    5. Medical College, University of Louisville, Louisville 40201, USA
  • Received:2016-07-13 Online:2016-12-10 Published:2016-11-11
  • Contact: LI Ke E-mail:like@sxu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31300278), the Science and Technology Research Program Fund for Shanxi Province, China(No.20150313004-5) and the Ministry of Education PhD New Teacher Fund, China(No.20131401120006)

Abstract:

Four fractions(AX-Ⅰ-1, AX-Ⅰ-2, AX-Ⅰ-3 and AX-Ⅰ-4)from the residue of Astragalus root were extracted by sequential chemical extraction, and purified by DEAE-Cellulose 52 anion-exchange and Sepharcryl S-400 high resolution gel-permeation chromatography. A combination of chemical and instrumental analysis was performed to investigate the structural characterization and antioxidant activity of AX-Ⅰ-1. The results demonstrated that AX-Ⅰ-1 was mainly composed of rhamnose, arabinose, xylose, mannose, glucose and galactose, and the molar ratio was 0.006∶14.113∶8.284∶0.116∶0.468∶1. Backbone of AX-Ⅰ-1 composed of arabinose and xylose by β-(1→2), β-(1→3)and β-(1→4)glycosidic bond. The branches were composed of (1→4)-linkedArap, (1→3)-linkedGalp, (1→2)-linkedManp, and the terminal residues were αRhap, βGclp, βGalp.The four fractions had a certain scavenging effect on hydroxyl radical, superoxide anion radical and DPPH radical. When the concentration is 0.1 mg/mL, scavenging rate of AX-Ⅰ-2, AX-Ⅰ-3 and AX-Ⅰ-4 on superoxide anion is about 2 times higher than the positive control vitamin C.

Key words: Residue of astragalus root, Arabinoxylan, Purification, Structural analysis, Antioxidant activity

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