Chemical composition and molecular structure of polysaccharide-protein biopolymer from Durio zibethinus seed: extraction and purification process

Bahareh Tabatabaee, Amid and Hamed, Mirhosseini and Kostadinovic Velickovska, Sanja (2012) Chemical composition and molecular structure of polysaccharide-protein biopolymer from Durio zibethinus seed: extraction and purification process. Chemistry Central Journal, 6 (117).

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Abstract

The biological functions of natural biopolymers from plant sources depend on their chemical
composition and molecular structure. In addition, the extraction and further processing conditions significantly
influence the chemical and molecular structure of the plant biopolymer. The main objective of the present study
was to characterize the chemical and molecular structure of a natural biopolymer from Durio zibethinus seed. A
size-exclusion chromatography coupled to multi angle laser light-scattering (SEC-MALS) was applied to analyze the
molecular weight (Mw), number average molecular weight (Mn), and polydispersity index (Mw/Mn).
Results: The most abundant monosaccharide in the carbohydrate composition of durian seed gum were galactose
(48.6-59.9%), glucose (37.1-45.1%), arabinose (0.58-3.41%), and xylose (0.3-3.21%). The predominant fatty acid of the
lipid fraction from the durian seed gum were palmitic acid (C16:0), palmitoleic acid (C16:1), stearic acid (C18:0),
oleic acid (C18:1), linoleic acid (C18:2), and linolenic acid (C18:2). The most abundant amino acids of durian seed
gum were: leucine (30.9-37.3%), lysine (6.04-8.36%), aspartic acid (6.10-7.19%), glycine (6.07-7.42%), alanine
(5.24-6.14%), glutamic acid (5.57-7.09%), valine (4.5-5.50%), proline (3.87-4.81%), serine (4.39-5.18%), threonine
(3.44-6.50%), isoleucine (3.30-4.07%), and phenylalanine (3.11-9.04%).
Conclusion: The presence of essential amino acids in the chemical structure of durian seed gum reinforces its
nutritional value.
Keywords: Biopolymer, Durio zibethinus, Molecular structure, Chemical structure, Carbohydrate, Essential amino acid,
Fatty acid composition

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Natural sciences > Chemical sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
Depositing User: Sanja Kostadinovik
Date Deposited: 20 May 2013 13:11
Last Modified: 30 Jan 2024 10:49
URI: https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/6311

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