MOLECULAR WEIGHT AND MONOSACCHARIDE COMPOSITION OF BAUHINIA MALABARICA POLYSCCHARIDE

摘要

The Polysaccharide was isolated from the water extract of Bauhinia Malabarica and purified through ethanol precipitation, deproteination and by gel filteration chromatography. The molecular weight was determined by Sepharose -2B column chromatography. It was shown that polysaccharide consisted of glucose, xylose and galactose in a molar ratio of (5.8:3.9:1) respectively. The molecular weight was found to be 460,000 Da.