Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1984, 49, 2674-2679
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19842674
Polysaccharides from the roots ofAlthaea officinalis L.: Structural features of D-glucans
Peter Capek, Rudolf Toman, Jozef Rosík, Alžbeta Kardošová and František Janeček
Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 842 38 Bratislava
Abstract
From the roots of the medicinal plant Althaea officinalis L., three D-glucans were isolated by gel chromatography which differed in molecular weights. The results of methylation analyses and 13C NMR measurements indicated predominantly linear character of the polysaccharide chains composed of α-D-glucopyranose units linked by 1 → 6 glycosidic bonds almost exclusively. The polymers had essentially the same structural features as D-glucan isolated from the leaves of this plant.
