Antithrombin Active Polysaccharide Isolated from the Alkaline Extract of Red Ginseng

  • Kim Dong Chung (Korea Nutrition Research Institute, Korea University) ;
  • In Man-Jin (Department of Human Nutrition and Food Science, ChungWoon University) ;
  • Lee Ji Young (Korea Nutrition Research Institute, Korea University) ;
  • Hwang Yoon Kyung (Department of Food and Culinary Art. Suwon Womens College) ;
  • Lee Sung Dong (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Health Science, Korea University)
  • Published : 1999.12.01

Abstract

We have isolated an antithrombin active polysaccharide in red ginseng by procedures comprising three major steps involving alkaline extraction, anion exchange and gel permeation chromatography. Active polysaccharide behaved as a single band on cellulose acetate membrane electrophoresis. The average molecular mass was estimated to be about 177 kDa by gel filtration. This polysaccharide was found to be an acidic heteropolysaccharide that contains uronic acid moiety $(40.2\%)$, sulfate group $(9.2\%)$ and protein $(1.5\%)$ in addition to neutral sugar consisted of rhamnose, mannose, galactose, arabinose, glucose, fucose and xylose in a molar ratio of 1.00 : 0.88 : 0.86 : 0.78: 0.70 : 0.33 : 0.22. This polysaccharide inhibited blood coagulation via the intrinsic pathway like heparin in a dose-dependent manner. The clotting of fibrinogen by thrombin was also mitigated by the presence of this polysaccharide.

홍삼으로부터 염기성 수웅액 추출, 음이온교환 크로마토그래피 및 겔여과 크로마토그래피를 순차적으로 수행하여 항트롬빈 활성을 보이는 다당체를 분리하였다. 이 다당체는 셀룰로스 아세테이트막을 사용한 전기영동에서 하나의 띠로 나타나 비교적 순수하게 정제되었음을 알 수 있었고, 겔여과 크로마토그래피에서 결정된 평균 분자량은 약 177kDa이었다. $40.2\%$의 유론산, $9.2\%$의 황산기 및 $1.5\%$의 단백질을 포함하는 산성다당체였고, 구성 중성당으로 rhamnose, mannose, galactose, arabinose, glucose, fucose, xylose를 1.00 : 0.88 :0.86 : 0.78 : 0.70 : 0.33 : 0.22의 비율로 포함하고 있었다. 이 다당체는 트롬빈에 의한 피브리노겐의 응고를 농도에 비례하여 저해하였고, 혈장을 사용한 실험에서 내인성 경로를 통해 혈액응고를 저해하는 것으로 나타났다.

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