Oligogalacturonans production by free radical depolymerization of polygalacturonan

Int J Biol Macromol. 2008 Oct 1;43(3):257-61. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2008.06.003. Epub 2008 Jun 13.

Abstract

The large production of acidic oligosaccharides was investigated by non-enzymatic depolymerization of polygalacturonic acid (PGA) using free hydroxyl radical hydrolysis process from H2O2/copper (II) system. A large amount of oligogalacturonides (OGAs) with degrees of polymerization up to 6 were fractionated, and characterized by ESI-Q/TOF-MASS spectrometry and 1H NMR spectroscopy. This efficient production of uronic oligosaccharides from PGA constitutes an original process to produce bioactive compounds in large scale up.

MeSH terms

  • Hydroxyl Radical / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Oligosaccharides / chemistry*
  • Oligosaccharides / isolation & purification
  • Pectins / chemistry*
  • Plants / chemistry

Substances

  • Oligosaccharides
  • oligogalacturonic acid
  • Hydroxyl Radical
  • Pectins
  • polygalacturonic acid