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- Title
Characterization of Inulin-Type Fructan from Platycodon grandiflorus and Study on Its Prebiotic and Immunomodulating Activity.
- Authors
Pang, De-Jiang; Huang, Chao; Chen, Mei-Ling; Chen, Yu-Long; Fu, Yu-Ping; Paulsen, Berit Smestad; Rise, Frode; Zhang, Bing-Zhao; Chen, Zheng-Li; Jia, Ren-Yong; Li, Li-Xia; Song, Xu; Feng, Bin; Ni, Xue-Qin; Yin, Zhong-Qiong; Zou, Yuan-Feng; Delattre, Cédric
- Abstract
Platycodon grandiflorus is a plant widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, of which polysaccharides are reported to be the main components responsible for its bio-functions. In this work, the inulin-type fructan (PGF) was obtained by DEAE anion exchange chromatography from the water extracted from P. grandifloras. Characterization was performed with methanolysis, methylation, and NMR and the results showed that PGF is a β-(2-1) linked fructan, with terminal glucose and with a degree of polymerization of 2–10. In order to study its biofunctions, the prebiotic and immunomodulation properties were assayed. We found that PGF exhibited good prebiotic activity, as shown by a promotion on six strains of lactobacillus proliferation. Additionally, the PGF also displayed direct immunomodulation on intestinal epithelial cells and stimulated the expressions of anti-inflammatory factors. These results indicated that the inulin from P. grandiflorus is a potential natural source of prebiotics as well as a potential intestinal immunomodulator, which will be valuable for further studies and new applications.
- Subjects
INULIN; FRUCTANS; IMMUNOREGULATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; METHANOLYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; LACTOBACILLUS
- Publication
Molecules, 2019, Vol 24, Issue 7, p1199
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules24071199