Tommonaro, G.Segura Rodríguez, C.S.Santillana, M.Immirzi, B.De Prisco, R.Nicolaus, B.Poli, A.6/22/20222022-09-306/22/20222022-09-302007https://doi.org/10.1021/jf0704615A new polysaccharide with a high molecular weight (greater than 1 × 106 Da) was extracted and characterized from the peels of Passiflora liguralis (granadilla) fruits. Chemical composition of the biopolymer, performed by using a high pressure anion exchange-pulsed amperometric detector (HPAE-PAD), showed the presence of six different sugar residues: xylose, glucose, galactose, galactosamine, an unknown component, and fucose in the relative ratio of 1:0.5:0.2:0.06:0.05:trace. The optical rotation of this xyloglucan was [α]D 25°C = -186.42 (concentration of 1.4 mg/mL of H2O), and the viscosity was dependent on the concentration and pH, showing a maximum value of 1.4 η at a concentration of 3% in distilled water and a maximum value of 7.0 η in citrate buffer solution. Thermogravimetric analysis indicated that this biopolymer was very stable at high temperatures, showing a degradation temperature at 280°C. The characterization of the polysaccharide was also investigated by spectroscopic methods (1H NMR and IR) pointing out the complexity of this biopolymer and the presence of sugar residues in α-manno, α-gluco-galacto, and β-gluco-galacto configurations. The formation of a biodegradable film using this novel xyloglucan was reported, and the anticytotoxic activity of the polysaccharide was studied in a brine shrimp bioassay. Considerable antioxidant activity (Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) value of 0.32 μM/mg fresh product) was noted in the lipophilic extracts of Passiflora liguralis fruits, indicating, in this fruit, an alternative source of bioactive compounds. © 2007 American Chemical Society.application/pdfenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAgricultural and Biological SciencesChemistryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article10.1021/jf0704615http://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.00