Table 2.
Sample | Molecular Weight (kDa) | Monosaccharides (%)
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Content mean ± SD [% (w/w)]
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Glucose | Mannose | Galactose | Total sugar | Protein | Sulfate | ||
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cFR | 617.93 ± 12.01 and 17.88 ± 0.98 | 60.19 ± 2.12 | 8.86 ± 3.46 | 0.94 ± 0.03 | n.t. | n.t. | n.t. |
FR | 608.73 ± 4.11 | 63.67 ± 4.08 | 1.76 ± 0.13 | 4.55 ± 1.44 | 78.97 ± 7.52 | 1.76 ± 0.22 | n.d. |
FR-S | 127.20 ± 6.95 | 68.98 ± 1.26 | 1.16 ± 0.34 | 2.86 ± 1.31 | 65.91 ± 9.39 | n.d. (< 0.16) | 40.25 ± 1.78 |
cMI | 309.89 ± 2.22 and 30.20 ± 9.22 | 65.05 ± 5.12 | 9.95 ± 0.21 | n.d. | n.t. | n.t. | n.t. |
MI | 310.11 ± 1.08 | 19.35 ± 3.12 | 58.65 ± 2.74 | n.d. | 77.33 ± 10.41 | 1.06 ± 0.06 | n.d. |
MI-S | 85.52 ± 5.33 | 24.72 ± 4.12 | 55.28 ± 3.12 | n.d. | 76.60 ± 12.66 | 0.97 ± 0.09 | 36.07 ± 2.74 |
DEX | 410 | n.t. | n.t. | n.t. | 75.11 ± 12.07 | n.d. (< 0.16) | n.d. |
DEX-S | >500 | n.t. | n.t. | n.t. | 70.70 ± 10.90 | n.d. (< 0.16) | 48.67 ± 1.40 |
cFR and cMI, A. brasiliensis fruiting body and mycelial crude polysaccharide fractions, respectively.
FR and FR-S, A. brasiliensis fruiting body polysaccharide and its sulfated derivative.
MI and MI-S, A. brasiliensis mycelial polysaccharide and its sulfated derivative.
DEX and DEX-S, dextran and dextran sulfate, purchased from Sigma (USA).
n.d., not detected or the concentration is below the detection limit between parentheses.
n.t. not tested.