Author/Authors :
Moura Neto، نويسنده , , E. and Sombra، نويسنده , , V.G. and Richter، نويسنده , , A.R. and Abreu، نويسنده , , C.M.W.S. and Maciel، نويسنده , , J.S. and Cunha، نويسنده , , P.L.R. and Ono، نويسنده , , Cesar L. and Sierakowski، نويسنده , , M.R. and Feitosa، نويسنده , , J.P.A. and de Paula، نويسنده , , R.C.M.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Dimorphandra gardneriana galactomannan (DG) was sulfated in pyridine:formamide using chlorosulfonic acid as the sulfation agent. The degree of substitution was 0.32, determined from the sulfur percentage. Confirmation of sulfation was obtained by FTIR spectroscopy through the presence of an asymmetrical SO stretching vibration at 1259 cm−1. NMR data showed that the sulfation occurred on primary hydroxyl groups. NMR and GPC data indicate degradation during reaction with elimination of galactose. At the maximum tested concentration of 1000 μg/mL, unmodified DG polysaccharide did not show a statistically significant cytotoxicity in Vero cells by the MTT method. Therefore, the CC50 > 1000 μg/mL obtained for the sulfated polysaccharides from D. gardneriana in Vero cells point to its lower cytotoxicity than the sulfated galactomannan from Mimosa scabrella.
Keywords :
Dimorphandra gardneriana , Galactomannan , NMR , cytotoxicity , sulfation
