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  • Title: Structural characterization, α-glucosidase inhibitory and DPPH scavenging activities of polysaccharides from guava.
    Author: Zhang Z, Kong F, Ni H, Mo Z, Wan JB, Hua D, Yan C.
    Journal: Carbohydr Polym; 2016 Jun 25; 144():106-14. PubMed ID: 27083799.
    Abstract:
    To explore the chemicals responsible for the health benefits of guava, water-soluble polysaccharides were extracted including GP90 and P90. They exhibited excellent α-glucosidase inhibition activity with an EC50 of 2.27μg/mL and 0.18mg/mL. This suggests that their activities were 1379- and 17-fold higher than the positive control. The DPPH scavenging activities of GP90 was even higher than Vc at some concentrations. Upon further isolation, a novel polysaccharide termed GB90-1B was obtained. Monosaccharide analysis, methylation analysis, and NMR were used to analyze the structural characterization of GB90-1B. Structural analysis revealed that its backbone consisted of (1→5)-linked-α-l-arabinose, (1→2,3,5)-linked-α-l-arabinose and (1→3)-linked-α-l-arabinose. Branch linkages included (1→6)-linked-α-d-glucose, (1→)-linked-α-d-glucose and (1→)-linked-α-l-arabinose. The structure of the repeating unit of GP90-1B was predicted.
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