Structure, physicochemical properties, antioxidant, and hypoglycemic activities of water-soluble polysaccharides from millet bran

J Food Sci. 2022 Dec;87(12):5263-5275. doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.16362. Epub 2022 Nov 2.

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the composition, structure, in vitro antioxidant, and hypoglycemic activities of a novel water-soluble MBP-1, an extract from millet bran, isolated by DEAE-52 cellulose and purified by Sephadex G-100. The results showed that MBP-1 was mainly composed of xylose, mannose, galactose, rhamnose, and arabinose with a molar ratio of 0.72:0.59:76.26:1.04:0.83 and a molecular weight of 6.6×104 Da, and its purity was 98%, and the yield was 3.76%. MBP-1 has an irregular granular structure by atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, and the anomeric carbon in MBP-1 molecule has α-configuration and β-configuration by NMR and FTIR. The in vitro scavenging abilities of MBP-1 for·OH, DPPH, O2·- , and ABTS+ were 73.5%, 80%, 69.8%, and 75.2%, respectively, and the chelating activity for Fe2+ was 50%, and the inhibition rates of α-glucosidase and α-amylase were 78.5% and 74.6%, respectively, which indicated that MBP-1 possessed strong antioxidant and hypoglycemic activities. The results indicated that MBP-1 have certain application prospects in food-related fields.

Keywords: antioxidant; hypoglycemic activity; millet bran polysaccharide; physicochemical properties; structure.

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants* / chemistry
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / pharmacology
  • Millets*
  • Polysaccharides / chemistry
  • Water

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Water
  • Polysaccharides