Physicochemical characteristics and bioactivities of the exopolysaccharide and its sulphated polymer from Streptococcus thermophilus GST-6

Autor: Xialei Guo, Ting Guo, Ji Wang, Wen Zhao, Yi Zheng, Zhennai Yang, Xueyang Mei, Jian Zhang, Yongqiang Cao
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Carbohydrate polymers. 146
ISSN: 1879-1344
Popis: Exopolysaccharide (EPS) produced by Streptococcus thermophilus GST-6 in skim milk was extracted and purified. The EPS was composed of glucose and galactose in a molar ratio of 1.80:1.03 with identical primary structure to the EPS from S. thermophilus ST1 reported previously. The purified EPS was sulphated at a sulphonation degree of 0.26±0.03, and presence of sulphate groups in the sulphated EPS (SEPS) was confirmed. Microstructural studies demonstrated a porous web with coarse surface for the EPS while the SEPS appeared as stacked flakes with relatively uniform shapes. Sulphonation of the EPS slightly decreased its degrading temperature from 234.6°C to 232.5°C. The DPPH, superoxide and hydroxyl radicals scavenging activities of the EPS were significantly (P
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