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Preparation and structural analysis of non-starch polysaccharides isolated from edible mushrooms.

by Lee Man Yi. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 125-137). / Abstract also in Chinese. / THESIS COMMITTEE --- p.i / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.ii / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / ABSTRACT (Chinese version) --- p.v / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vi / LIST OF TABLES --- p.xi / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.xv / LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS --- p.xvii / Chapter CHAPTER ONE: --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background of mushrooms --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Cultivated mushrooms --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1.1 --- Volvariella volvacea --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.1.2 --- Pleurotus sajor-caju --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.1.3 --- Pleurotus tuber-regium --- p.5 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Chemical composition and nutritional value --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Composition and structure of fungal cell wall --- p.9 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Medicinal attributes of β-glucan in mushrooms --- p.10 / Chapter 1.1.5 --- Structure and antitumor activity β-glucan --- p.11 / Chapter 1.2 --- Dietary fiber --- p.14 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Composition of dietary fiber --- p.14 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Preparation of dietary fiber --- p.18 / Chapter 1.3 --- Structural analysis of polysaccharides --- p.19 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Isolation of polysaccharides --- p.19 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Methylation analysis --- p.20 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO : --- MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.22 / Chapter 2.1 --- Sources and preparation of mushroom samples --- p.22 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- V. volvacea --- p.22 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- P. sajor-caju --- p.22 / Chapter 2.1.2.1 --- Fungal strain --- p.22 / Chapter 2.1.2.2 --- Production of spawn --- p.22 / Chapter 2.1.2.3 --- Production of fruiting bodies --- p.23 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- p. tuber-regium --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2 --- Analysis of mushroom composition --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Moisture content --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Starch content --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.2.1 --- Total glucose --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.2.2 --- Free glucose --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.2.3 --- Measurement of glucose content --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.2.4 --- Total starch content --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Crude protein content --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Amino acid analysis --- p.27 / Chapter 2.3 --- Preparation of mushroom fiber material --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Enzymatic method --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.1.1 --- Total dietary fiber (TDF) --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.1.2 --- Insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) and soluble dietary fiber (SDF) --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Chemical method --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3.2.1 --- Cell wall material --- p.29 / Chapter 2.4 --- Chemical composition of mushroom fiber material --- p.31 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Monosaccharide composition of non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) --- p.31 / Chapter 2.4.1.1 --- Acid depolymerisation --- p.31 / Chapter 2.4.1.2 --- Neutral sugar derivatization --- p.31 / Chapter 2.4.1.3 --- Determination of neutral sugars by gas chromatography (GC) --- p.32 / Chapter 2.4.1.4 --- Uronic acid content --- p.32 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Resistant starch content --- p.33 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Residual protein content --- p.34 / Chapter 2.5 --- Fractionation of mushroom fiber material --- p.34 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Solvent extraction --- p.34 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Anion-exchange chromatography --- p.35 / Chapter 2.5.3 --- Gel permeation chromatography --- p.36 / Chapter 2.6 --- Structural analysis of mushroom fiber material --- p.37 / Chapter 2.6.1 --- Linkage analysis by methylation --- p.37 / Chapter 2.6.1.1 --- Preparation of methylsufinyl carbanion (Dimsyl) --- p.37 / Chapter 2.6.1.2 --- Preparation and dissolution of sample --- p.37 / Chapter 2.6.1.3 --- Methylation --- p.38 / Chapter 2.6.1.4 --- Hydrolysis --- p.38 / Chapter 2.6.1.5 --- Reduction and acetylation --- p.39 / Chapter 2.6.1.6 --- Determination of partially methylated alditol acetate (PMAA) by gas chromatograph-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) --- p.39 / Chapter 2.6.2 --- Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy --- p.40 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE : --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1 --- Chemical composition of mushrooms --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Moisture content --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Carbohydrate content --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Protein content --- p.44 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Amino acid profile --- p.44 / Chapter 3.1.5 --- Dietary fiber content --- p.48 / Chapter 3.1.6 --- Cell wall material --- p.53 / Chapter 3.1.7 --- Comparison of the yield and composition of TDF and CWM --- p.55 / Chapter 3.1.8 --- "Monosaccharide composition of the dietary fiber (TDF, IDF and SDF) and cell wall material (CWM)" --- p.57 / Chapter 3.2 --- Fractionation of TDF and CWM --- p.69 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Solvent extraction --- p.69 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Monosaccharide composition of solvent fractionated TDF and CWM --- p.71 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Anion-exchange chromatography --- p.78 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Gel permeation chromatography --- p.82 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Monosaccharide composition of fractionated fiber material by anion-exchange chromatography --- p.84 / Chapter 3.3 --- Structural analysis --- p.86 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Partially methylated alditol acetate (PMAA) --- p.86 / Chapter 3.3.1.1 --- Alkali-extracted water-soluble fractions of V. volvacea fiber material --- p.95 / Chapter 3.3.1.2 --- Alkali-extracted water-soluble fractions of P. sajor-caju fiber material --- p.99 / Chapter 3.3.1.3 --- Alkali-extracted water-soluble fractions of P. tuber-regium fiber material --- p.102 / Chapter 3.3.1.4 --- Alkali-extracted water-insoluble fractions of the mushroom fiber material --- p.106 / Chapter 3.3.1.5 --- Alkali- and acid- resistant fractions of the mushroom fiber material --- p.109 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Infrared spectroscopy --- p.112 / Chapter 3.4 --- "β (l→3), (→4) glucan" --- p.119 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR : --- CONCLUSION --- p.121 / REFERENCES --- p.125 / RELATED PUBLICATIONS --- p.137

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322243
Date January 1998
ContributorsLee, Man Yi., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Graduate Board on Food & Nutritional Sciences.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xvii, 137 leaves : ill. (some col., some mounted) ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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