Purification, Characterization, and Self-Assembly of the Polysaccharide from
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The major polysaccharide component from the stalk of (sP) was extracted and purified. Gel filtration chromatography purified sP exhibited a molecular weight of around 1.7 kDa, which was verified by MALDI-ToF-MS. The monosaccharide analysis revealed its composition as rhamnose: arabinose: galactose: glucose: mannose: fructose with a molar ratio of 0.03:2.46:3.71:3.35:1.00:9.93, respectively. The Congo-red assay indicated that there was no tertiary structure of this polysaccharide, however, it self-assembled into a homogenous nanoparticle with a diameter of ~600 nm as revealed by the dynamic light scattering measurement. The solution behavior of this polysaccharide was simulated. The association of this polysaccharide was both time dependent and concentration dependent. sP forms spherical particles spontaneously as time passes by, and when the sP concentration increased, the spherical particles increased their sizes and eventually merged into cylindrical micelles. The diversity of sP hydrodynamic behavior endowed potential versatility in its future applications.
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