Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To elect the best deproteinization method of polysaccharide from Metaplexis Japonica nutshell. METHODS The protein was removed by the methods of Sevag, TCA, papain-sevag and papain-TCA. The rate of deproteinization and the loss rate of polysaccharide were detected. RESULTS The percentage of deproteinization of Sevag, TCA, papain-Sevag and papain-TCA were 73.14%, 71.55%, 86.03%, 75.33% respectively and the loss rate of polysaccharide were 14.40%, 9.22%, 8.47%, 7.13% respectively. CONCLUSION The best deproteinization method of polysaccharide from Metaplexis Japonica nutshell was the papain-Sevag method.