Extraction, purification and structural characterization of a galactoglucomannan from the gabiroba fruit (Campomanesia xanthocarpa Berg), Myrtaceae family

In this study, we isolated and structurally characterized, for the first time, a galactoglucomannan (GGM) from the pulp of gabiroba, a Myrtaceae family species. The HPSEC-MALLS-RI analysis showed a homogeneous polysaccharide with molar mass of 25,340 g mol(-1). The monosaccharide composition showed that the GGM consisted of Man:Glc:Gal in a molar ratio of 1:1:0.6. Methylation and 1D and 2D NMR analyses suggested that the main chain of the GGM consisted of beta-D-Glcp and beta-D-Manp units (1 -> 4)-linked. The alpha-D-Galp substitutions occur mainly at O-6 position of beta-D-Manp units. The glycosidic linkages of the GGM were evident by the presence of the characteristic signals of 4-O-substituted residues at delta 78.6/3.69 for both beta-D-Glcp and beta-D-Manp. Furthermore, the 0-6 substitutions for both beta-D-Glcp and beta-D-Manp units were confirmed by signals at delta 67.1/4.00 and 3.93. The interglycosidic correlations, obtained through the analysis of the HMBC spectrum, further confirm the structure. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.