• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.494-499
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• 2005

The chemical, physical, and emulsifying properties of BSF-1, which is an extracellular lipopolysaccharide biosurfactant produced by Klebsiella oxytoca strain BSF-1, were studied. BSF-1 was found to be composed mainly of carbohydrate and fatty acids. The average molecular weight was $1,700{\sim}2,000 kDa$. The polysaccharide fraction contained L-rhamnose, D-galactose, D-glucose, and D-glucuronic acid at a molar ratio of 3:1: 1:1. The fatty acid content was 1.1 % (w/w) and consisted mainly of palmitic acid (C16:0), 3-hydroxylauric acid (3-OH-C12:0), and lauric acid (C12:0). In terms of thermal properties, BSF-1 was revealed to have inter- and intra-molecular hydrogen bonds. The hydrodynamic volume (intrinsic viscosity) of BSF-1 was 22.8dL/g. BSF-1 could be maintained as a stable emulsion for 48 h through a low-level reduction in surface tension. The optimal emulsification temperature was $30^{\circ}C$. Emulsification by BSF-1 was efficient at both acidic and neutral pH values.

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2003.10b
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• pp.257-258
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• 2003

Crafting process consists of the reversible protection of the hydroxyl groups of the polysaccharide backbone by silylation, followed by the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of $\varepsilon$-caprolactone (CL) initiated by the free remaining hydroxyl groups of the partially silylated dextran in the presence of tin-based catalysts. The last step relies upon the removal of silylating groups under mild acidic conditions yielding the desired amphiphilic graft copolymers.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.42 no.5
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• pp.480-486
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• 1998

Many antitumor and immune modulating components have been isolated from fungal extracts. In this study, the authors isolated the proteoglycans from cultured mycelia of Lentin us lepideus, including especially the acidic polysaccharide fraction, named lepidan. It was obtained by extraction with hot water followed by purification using DEAE cellulose anion exchange. To elucidate antitumor effects against different type of tumor, the proteoglycans were tested on sarcoma 180, C3H MCA clone 16 and P388 leukemia in vivo. Lepidan showed 58.3% of tumor inhibition against solid form of sarcoma 180 and 58.6% against MCA clone 16. But lepidan did not affect life span of mice against P388 leukemia. Also when Lepidan was applicated to MTT assay, it did not show any direct cytotoxicity against various tumor cells in vitro.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.34 no.10
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• pp.1572-1578
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• 2005

Response surface methodology was used for monitoring changes in physicochemical properties with heating condition of ginseng which was sliced and freeze-dried. As heating temperature and time increased, soluble solid content decreased and browning color increased. Also, acidic polysaccharide and total phenolics increased with the increase in heating temperature and time. Heating condition for maximum soluble solid content was 146.05$^{\circ}C$ in heating temperature and 18.16 min in heating time. Maximum value of crude saponin content was 64.40 mg/g in 160.00$^{\circ}C$ and 20.00 min. Crude saponin content was influenced by heating time but the other properties were influenced by heating temperature.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.147-153
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• 2007

Effect of puffing treatment on saponins, total sugars, acidic polysaccharide, phenolic compounds, microstructure and pepsin digestibility of dried red ginseng tail root were tested. Puffing samples of dried red ginsneng tail root were pre-pared at 20rpm, 15 $kg/cm^2$, $120{\sim}150^{\circ}C$, and for 30 min by a rotary type apparatus of 5 L capacity. Crude saponin content of puffing red ginseng tail root was increased 26.5% compared to non-puffing, especially $Rg_3$ content was increased from 0.49 mg/g to 0.72 mg/g. Total sugar content was not changed, but acidic polysaccharide content was slightly decreased from 7.15% to 6.44% by puffing treatment. Total phenolic compounds was increased from 7.86% to 9.94% by puffing. In terms of individual phenolic compounds, salicylic acid was quantified in puffing tail root, but gentisic acid was quantified in non-puffing. Syringic acid was the most predominant phenolic acid, increased to about 6 times by puffing treatment. On the other hand, gallic acid, p-coumaric acid, caffeic acid and ferulic acid were highly decreased. Microstructure of cross-section in puffing tail root was shown to more uniform shape compared to non-puffing. Pepsin digestibilities of puffing and non puffing red ginseng tail root were 22.4% and 46.2%, respectively (p<0.05). The results indicated that puffing treatment might be useful increasing the bioactive components, preference and digestibility.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.247-254
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• 2005

The objective of this study is to compare the chemical properties of red ginseng, white ginseng, and extruded ginseng. Six kinds of samples were prepared and examined their chemical components. The comparison among crude ash, crude lipid, and total sugar resulted insignificant difference. White ginseng had lower content of reducing sugar than those of extruded ginseng and red ginseng. Total amino acid was found relatively low in treatment A (sliced whole root and dried at 7$0^{\circ}C$). Total amino acid of treatment C (extruded dry whole root ginseng slices, moisture content 30%, barrel temperature 11$0^{\circ}C$, and screw speed 200 rpm) was higher than that of treatment B (extruded dry whole root slices, moisture content 25%, barrel temperature 11$0^{\circ}C$, and screw speed 200 rpm). Crude saponin of treatments A, B, C, D (white ginseng with skin), E (skinless white ginseng), and F (red ginseng) were 4.02, 4.77, 4.12, 3.56, 3.25, and 4.02%, respectively. Ginsenoside was contained similarly as crude saponin. The amount of ginsenoside in the treatment of A, B, C, D, E, and F was recorded respectively at 6.031, 8.108, 6.876, 7.978, 5.591, and 9.834 mg/g. A specific component in red ginseng, $R_{g3}$ was detected in treatment F. Maltol was detected in treatment Band F. Acidic polysaccharide was increased 2∼3% by extrusion process. In conclusion, extruded ginseng had similar components to those of red ginseng.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.106-115
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• 2010

Phosphorylated dextran (P-Dex) is an acidic polysaccharide that functions as an immune adjuvant. P-Dex is known to regulate immune response by maintaining a balance between Th1 and Th2 cells in vitro, and thus may also be important in the control of allergic reactions. In the current study, we report the optimum conditions required for the efficient phosphorylation of dextran without toxicity. We found that when dextran was heated at 160${^{\circ}C}$ for 24 h in phosphate buffer (pH 5.0), the resulting P-Dex demonstrated the highest phosphorus content (6.8%). We also report that P-Dex enhances mitogenic activity in mouse splenocytes and induces expression of CD69 and CD86 on the surface of B cells and dendritic cells (DC) in vitro. Oral administration of P-Dex to ovalubmin (OVA)-immunized mice was found to reduce antigen-induced cell proliferation and suppress the expression of CD86 on Th2-inducing DC via exogenous OVA stimulation. P-Dex was also found to increase IL-10 expression in the splenocytes of treated mice. These findings suggest that oral administration of P-Dex increases immunological tolerance and improves the specificity of immunological response to specific antigens.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.159-164
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• 1996

Screening of anticoagulant activity was conducted for the hot water extracts of 73 kinds of medicinal herbs, 41 kinds of Korean edible plants, and 5 kinds of sea weeds using plasma recalcification test(Tr). In the first screening several extracts of the plants, Alisma calndiculatum, Corydalis ternata Panax notoginseng, Allium sativum, Ganderma luidum, Codium fragile, showed high activities. When the plants were reextracted with various solvent conditions, acidic water extracts of Codium fragile showed the highest activity in APTT. A crude polysaccharide fraction(CF-1) was prepared by methanol reflux, ethanol precipitation, dialysis and Iyophilization of the acid extracts. CF-1 comprised 80.8% total sugar consisting of arabinose, galactose and glucose as the main monomers, 8.7% protein, and 13.3% sulfate. The anticoagulant activity of CF-1 was not changed by pronase digestion, but decreased by periodate oxidation, and this indicated that the anticoagulant activity was attributed to the polysaccharide portion.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.110-118
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• 1983

A slimy non-spore-forming bacterium strain SAF-C isolated from bean stem and root was motile with flagella and identified to one of Agrobacterium radiobacter. Studies were made on the conditions necessary for maximal production of this acidic succinoglucan polysaccharide by this strain in shaken culture. Much production was observed with yeast extract,$(NH_4)_2\;HPO_4$, distillers' dried solubles(D.D.S.), as nitrogen source in the medium composed of 4% glucose, 0.5% nitrogen source, 0.3% $CaCO_3$. The yield was greatest with yeast extract and decreased in order with the above nitrogen source from 22.9% to 9.6 percent. A polysaccharide was produced in a yield of about 25% in a medium composed of 3% glucose, 0.4% D.D.S., 0.5% $K_2\;HPO_4$, 0.01% $MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.313-318
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• 2009

Liquid chromatographic enantiomer separation of amino alcohols was performed on several chiral columns based on polysaccharide derivatives under the mobile phase conditions containing acid or base additive. The chromatographic parameters were greatly influenced by the nature of the mobile phase containing acid or base additive as well as the used chiral columns. Compared to chromatographic results obtained in the mobile phase containing base additive (0.1% triethylamine), especially, Chiralcel OD showed dramatically enhanced separation factors and resolution factors with reduced capacity factors under the mobile phase condition containing acidic additive (0.1% trifluoroacetic acid). When the mobile phase containing 0.05% trifluoroacetic acid and 0.05% triethylamine was used on Chiralcel OD, the greatest separation factors and resolution factors among all other mobile phase conditions in this study were observed.