TABLE 1.

Monosaccharide compositions of Gougunao tea polysaccharide (GPS) and its purified fractions (expressed as mol%).

Monosaccharides	GPS	GPS1a	GPS2a	GPS3a	GPS4a	GPS1b	GPS2b	GPS3b	GPS4b
Rha	5.1	13.0	8.3	15.7	13.8	0.1	2.4	2.3	5.5
Ara	18.4	32.0	28.0	32.6	30.4	12.2	6.0	9.2	NDc
Gal	21.6	38.9	49.8	24.2	38.5	8.1	3.7	8.6	1.4
Glc	1.2	0.1	2.1	ND	0.2	ND	ND	ND	ND
Rib	6.7	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	85.1
GalA	47.0	15.6	11.7	27.2	16.5	79.6	87.9	79.9	7.9
HGa	41.8	2.7	3.4	11.4	2.7	79.5	85.5	77.5	ND
RG-Ib	50.3	96.9	94.3	88.3	96.5	20.5	14.5	22.5	ND

^aHG = GalA-Rha.

^bRG-I = [GalA-HG] + Rha + Ara + Gal.

^cND: not detected.