Optimization of Extraction and Structural Analysis of Polysaccharide from Paecilomyces hepiali Chen& Dai
Response surface methodology was applied to optimize polysaccharide extraction from Paecilomyces hepiali Chen & Dai.The extracted polysaccharide was structurally elucidated.The optimal extraction conditions were found to be 4.5 h extraction with hot water at 98.0 ℃ at water/material ratio of 25∶1 (mL/g).Under these conditions,the maximum polysaccharide yield of 9.69% was obtained and the polysaccharide mainly composed of neutral polysaccharide (84.7%) and uronic acid (9.5%).High performance size exclusion chromatography (HPESC),high performance anion exchange chromatography and FT-IR spectroscopy were used to analyze the structural characteristics of the polysaccharide.Results showed that the molecular weight of the polysaccharide was 61.6 kD,displaying a single chromatographic peak,and its structure contained a pyran ring.In addition,the polysaccharide was composed of arabinose,galactose,glucose,xylose,mannose and galacturonic acid,with a molar ratio of 2.5∶31∶36∶1∶15∶4.The findings may be useful for future studies on the structure-activity relationship of polysacchaddes from Paecilomyces hepiali Chen & Dai and for the development of new polysaccharide-based products.