Table 1.
Total sugar contents, uronic acid contents, molecular weight, and amino acid contents of PKP, PSP and PAP.
| Component | Polysaccharide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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| |||
| PKP | PSP | PAP | |
| Neutral sugar (%) | 41.33 | 33 | 42 |
| Uronic acid (%) | 51.52 | 37.13 | 56.32 |
| Molecular weight (kDa) | 4186.0 | 4239.2 | 4166.1 |
| Amino acid component (%) b | |||
| Asp | nd a | Nd a | 0.06 |
| Thr | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.12 |
| Ser | 0.04 | 0.05 | nd a |
| Glu | nd a | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| Gly | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.14 |
| Cys | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| Val | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Met | nd a | 0.07 | 0.09 |
| Ile | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Lei | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Tyr | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Phe | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Lys | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| His | nd a | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Arg | nd a | 0.01 | 0.04 |
a
nd = not detected.
b
Asp = Asparagine; Thr = Threonine; Ser = Serine; Glu = Glutamic acid; Gly = Glycine; Cys = Cysteine; Val = Valine; Met = Methionine; Ile = Isoleucine; Lei = Leucine; Tyr = Tyrosine; Phe = Phenylalanine; Lys = Lysine; His = Histidine; Arg = Arginine.