Table 5.
Comparison of t-test of the differential contents of monosaccharide of Fractions C and D in cell wall of different growth patterns of RA.
| Varieties | MJ | MG | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content | ||||||
| No. | Natural RA | Cultured RA | Natural RA | Cultured RA | ||
| 3-Arabinose | 32.462 ± 0.969 | 4.562 ± 0.231 ** | 26.723 ± 1.168 | 1.333 ± 0.132 ▲▲ | ||
| 3-Xylose | 0.203 ± 0.005 | 1.771 ± 0.059 ** | 0.136 ± 0.006 | 2.070 ± 0.198 ▲▲ | ||
| 3-Fucose | 0.686 ± 0.016 | 0.030 ± 0.003 ** | 0.483 ± 0.030 | 0.007 ± 0.000 ▲▲ | ||
| 3-Mannose | 0.019 ± 0.001 | 0.184 ± 0.003 ** | 0.042 ± 0.002 | 0.164 ± 0.031 ▲▲ | ||
| 3-Glucose | 0.077 ± 0.000 | 0.790 ± 0.003 ** | 0.061 ± 0.001 | 0.416 ± 0.048 ▲▲ | ||
| 4-Fucose | 0.012 ± 0.000 | ND ** | 0.004 ± 0.000 | ND ▲▲ | ||
| 4-Arabinose | 12.442 ± 0.993 | 1.197 ± 0.044 ** | 4.034 ± 0.445 | 3.679 ± 0.129 | ||
“3-” represents Fraction C; “4-” represents Fraction D; ** p < 0.01 significantly different from natural RA of MJ; ▲▲ p < 0.01 significantly different from natural RA of MG; “MJ” represents the dried root of A. membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge; “MG” represents the dried root of A. membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge var. mongholicus (Bunge) Hsiao. ND: Not detected.