Polysaccharides from the green seaweed Codium decorticatum: Structure and cell wall distribution

The cell wall polysaccharides from Codium decorticatum and their assembly were studied and these results were compared with those obtained previously for this genus. The water soluble polysaccharides are: i) Pyruvylated and sulfated 3- and 6-linked B-D-galactans with sulfate mainly on C-4 and also o...

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Autores: Fernández, Paula Virginia, Raffo, María Paula, Alberghina, Josefina Silvia, Ciancia, Marina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/42716
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/42716
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sulfated Polysaccharide
Polysaccharide Structure
Cell Wall
Green Seaweed
Codium
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:The cell wall polysaccharides from Codium decorticatum and their assembly were studied and these results were compared with those obtained previously for this genus. The water soluble polysaccharides are: i) Pyruvylated and sulfated 3- and 6-linked B-D-galactans with sulfate mainly on C-4 and also on C-6. Pyruvate ketals are linked to O-3 and O-4 of terminal B-D-galactose or O-4 and O-6 of 3-linked B-D-galactose. ii) Sulfated 3-linked B-L-arabinans substituted on C-2 or C-2 and C-4 predominantly with sulfate, but also with single stubs of arabinose, and iii) 4-Linked B-D-mannans with a low degree of sulfation on C-2. The whole polysaccharide system comprises 6.9 % of sulfated polysaccharides and 32.9 % of fibrillar polysaccharides, mostly insoluble mannans. By in situ localization it was possible to detect two similar fibrillar layers separated by a zone rich in charged polymers. Besides, arabinogalactan proteins co-localized with the fibrillar components.