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β-d-(1→4), β-d-(1→3) ‘mixed linkage’ xylans from red seaweeds of the order Nemaliales and Palmariales

2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 346; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.carres.2011.03.013

1873-426X

Adriano Gonçalves Viana, Miguel D. Noseda, Alan G. Gonçalves, Maria Eugênia R. Duarte, Nair S. Yokoya, Marı́a C. Matulewicz, Alberto S. Cerezo,

Enzyme Production and Characterization

Xylans from five seaweeds belonging to the order Nemaliales (Galaxaura marginata, Galaxaura obtusata, Tricleocarpa cylindrica, Tricleocarpa fragilis, and Scinaia halliae) and one of the order Palmariales (Palmaria palmata) collected on the Brazilian coasts were extracted with hot water and purified from acid xylomannans and/or xylogalactans through Cetavlon precipitation of the acid polysaccharides. The β-d-(1→4), β-d-(1→3) 'mixed linkage' structures were determined using methylation analysis and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy. The presence of large sequences of β-(1→4)-linked units suggests transient aggregates of ribbon- or helical-ordered structures that would explain the low optical rotations.