title: Solution properties of an alpha-(1-->3)-D-glucan from Lentinus edodes and its sulfated derivatives.
abstract: A water-insoluble alpha-(1-->3)-D-glucan (A) from Lentinus edodes was fractionated into 13 fractions in dimethyl sulfoxide containing 0.25 M lithium chloride (0.25 M LiCl-Me(2)SO). Five fractions were treated with sulfur trioxide-pyridine complex at 25 degrees C to synthesize water-soluble sulfated derivatives (S-A). The weight-average molecular weights, M(w), and intrinsic viscosities [eta], of the samples A and S-A were determined by multi-angler laser light scattering (MALLS), and viscosity. The M(w) dependence of [eta] and of the radius of gyration <S(2)>(z)(1/2), was found to be represented approximately by [eta]=4.9 x 10(-2) M(w)(0.67) (cm(3) g(-1)), and <S(2)>(z)(1/2)=4.8 x 10(-2) M(w)(0.54) (nm) for the alpha-glucan in 0.25 M LiCl-Me(2)SO in the M(w) range from 7.24 x 10(4) to 4.21 x 10(5), and by [eta]=6.8 x 10(-4) M(w) 1.06 (cm(3) g(-1)), and <S(2)>(z)(1/2)=9.4 x 10(-4) M(w)(0.92) (nm) for the sulfated alpha-glucan in aqueous 0.5 M NaCl in the M(w) range from 5.92 x 10(4) to 1.42 x 10(5) at 25 degrees C. The results indicate that the alpha-(1-->3)-D-glucan exists as a flexible chain in 0.25 M LiCl-Me(2)SO, and its sulfated derivative in 0.5 M NaCl aqueous has stiffer chains than the original. (13)C NMR indicated that intramolecular hydrogen bonding occurred in the sulfated alpha-glucan, causing the observed chain stiffness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
authors.forename: Pingyi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shuyao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D005936:Glucans / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008970:Molecular Weight; D020942:Shiitake Mushrooms / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D012996:Solutions; D013431:Sulfates / Q000737:chemistry*; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D005936:Glucans; D012996:Solutions; D013431:Sulfates