Research Article

Isolation, Purification, Structural Characterization, and Hypoglycemic Activity of Polysaccharide from Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. Seed Shell

Table 1

Results of the methylation analysis of TMSP-1.

Methylation sugar residuesLinkage typesMajor mass fragments (m/z)

a2,4,6-Tri-O-Me3-D-Gal→3)-D-Galp-(1→43, 59, 87, 101, 113, 129, 142, 173, 187, and 205
b2,3,4,6-Tetra-O-Me4-D-GluD-Glcp-(1→43, 45, 87, 101, 117, 131, 145, 159, and 205
c2,3,6-Tera-O-Me4-D-Man→4)-D-Manp-(1→43, 58, 87, 101, 117, 127, 143, 161, 201, 217, and 233
d2,3,4-Tri-O-Me3-D-Gal→6)-D-Galp-(1→43, 87, 101, 113, 118, 129, 161, 173, 187, and 205
e2,3,6-Tri-O-Me3-D-Gal→4)-D-Galp-(1→43, 45, 99, 103, 129, 161, 189, and 233
f2,3-Di-O-Me2-D-Man→4,6)-D-Manp-(1→43, 45, 117, 127, 201, and 261