Structural characteristics of the warm-water-soluble arabinoxylans from the tailings of the soft wheat variety Kadet

Properties of Arabinoxylans from Wheat Bran, Shorts and Flour

Arabinoxylans were prepared from bran, shorts and flour, three wheat milling fractions. The yields of bran arabinoxylan (WBAX), shorts arabinoxylan ( WSAX) and flour arabinoxylan ( WFAX) were 8.99%, 7.28% and 1.12% respectively. Sugar composition analysis showed that WFAX contained less non-cellulosic sugars ( 75.56%) compared with WFAX and WSAX. WBAX had the lowest Ara/Xyl ratio compared with WSAX and WFAX. HPSEC analysis showed that WFAX had higher molecular weight compared with WBAX and WSAX, and WBAX had the lowest molecular weight. WBAX, WSAX and WFAX in water solution had higher molecular weight than in 0.5mol/L NaOH and 1.0mol/L NaOH. In 1.0 mol/L NaOH solution, arabinoxylans had the lowest molecular weight compared that in 0.5 mol/L NaOH and distilled water. From the recovery of WBAX, WSAX and WFAX in different solvents, it showed that 1.0N NaOH had good dissolved effect for arabinoxylans, and water heating treatment ( 80°C 2hr, then stirring overnight at room temperature) had poor dissolved properties compared with 0.5 mol/L NaOH and 1.0 mol/L NaOH ( 25°C,2hr)

Chemical, molecular, and structural characterization of alkali extractable nonstarch polysaccharides from Job's tears

The polished Job's tears ( Coix lachryma-jobi L.) seeds, dark and white husk types, were sequentially extracted by hot water (75 degrees C) and 0.5 M NaOH solution. Nonstarch polysaccharides were not found in the water extract but were present in the alkali extract. The major components of the alkali extract from both Job's tears were protein, ash, and nonstarch polysaccharides, mainly arabinoxylans. The high arabinose to xylose ratio of 1.25 and 1.24 indicated a highly substituted structure. The average molecular weight (MW) of arabinoxylans of the dark and white husk types were 741,000 Da (Pd 1.5) and 1,449,000 Da (Pd 2.6), respectively, and their average MW reduced after treatment with protease. The alkali extractable arabinoxylans were elucidated to have a (1,4)-linked beta- d-xylan main chain highly substituted with single arabinose units. The results showed that the alpha- l-arabinofuranosyl residues (Ara f) were attached to the main chain mostly at O-3, followed by both O-2 and O-3 of xylopyranosyl residues (Xyl p).

The effect of conditioning temperature and exogenous xylanase addition on the viscosity of wheat-based diets and the performance of broiler chickens

1. A total of 1920 Ross broiler chicks were used in a 6 treatment by 8 replicate growth study to investigate the effect of conditioning temperature and exogenous xylanase addition on diet characteristics and bird performance. 2. Increasing conditioning temperature from 80 to 90 degrees C increased the viscosity of the diets by approximately 6 mPa.s and reduced body weight gain of the broiler chickens by 7%. 3. Furthermore, there was a significant interaction between temperature and the addition of exogenous xylanase, with a proportionately greater positive response to added xylanase in the diets that were pelleted at higher temperatures. 4. Addition of exogenous xylanase also increased the proportion of soluble arabinoxylan in the feed and reduced dietary viscosity, which is likely to be related to the degree of polymerisation of the soluble carbohydrate. 5. These results suggest that conditioning temperature should be considered as a factor when attempting to predict the response of broilers to added xylanase, especially when high-viscosity or 'low-quality' wheat is being used. 6. It can be concluded that pelleting wheat-based diets above 80 degrees C can compromise bird performance and that, if higher temperatures are to be employed, the use of exogenous xylanase is critical to maintain productivity.

Structural features of a water-soluble arabinoxylan from the endosperm of wheat

A cold-water-soluble wheat-endosperm arabinoxylan consisting of a backbone of (1----4)-linked beta-D-xylopyranosyl residues that are variously unsubstituted, and 3- or 2,3-substituted with single alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl groups, was subjected to 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy. The results of 2D homonuclear Hartmann-Hahn and 1D 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy allowed the identification of 3- and 2,3-substituted xylose residues, each with adjacent unsubstituted xylose residues, and also substituted xylose residues with a substituted xylose residue as a neighbour. The 1H-n.m.r. data were correlated with 13C-n.m.r. data by means of a 13C-1H 2D proton-detected heteronuclear multiple-quantum correlation experiment, which showed that only different types of branching (i.e., 3- and 2,3-) can be identified by the 13C-n.m.r. data.

1H-N.m.r. study of enzymically generated wheat-endosperm arabinoxylan oligosaccharides: structures of hepta- to tetradeca-saccharides containing two or three branched xylose residues

The structures of hepta- to tetradeca-saccharides, generated by digestion of wheat-endosperm arabinoxylan with endo-(1----4)-beta-D-xylanase, and isolated by gel-permeation chromatography on Bio-Gel P-6 and high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (h.p.a.e.-p.a.d.), were elucidated using monosaccharide and methylation analysis, f.a.b.-m.s., and 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy. The structures identified had two branching elements, ----4)[alpha-L-Araf-(1----3)]-beta-D-Xylp-(1---- and/or ----4) [alpha-L-Araf-(1----2)][alpha-L-Araf-(1----3)]-beta-D-Xyl p-(1----, directly connected to each other in all four possible combinations. The h.p.a.e.-p.a.d. elution pattern showed that these combinations are not present in equal amounts. Also, compounds containing two 2,3-branched beta-D-Xylp residues separated by one or two unbranched beta-D-Xylp residues were found, and the presence of a tetradecasaccharide containing three 2,3-branched beta-D-Xylp residues was established.

Characterisation by 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy of oligosaccharides, derived from arabinoxylans of white endosperm of wheat, that contain the elements ----4)[alpha-L-Araf-(1----3)]-beta-D-Xylp-(1---- or ----4)[alpha- L-Araf-(1----2)][alpha-L-Araf-(1----3)]-beta-D-Xylp-(1----

The structure of penta- to hepta-saccharides, generated by digestion of purified wheat-endosperm arabinoxylan with endo-(1----4)-beta-D-xylanase and isolated by gel-permeation chromatography on Bio-Gel P-6 followed by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection, was established using monosaccharide and methylation analysis, f.a.b.-m.s., and 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy. The oligosaccharides had a core of (1----4)-linked beta-D-xylopyranosyl residues 3- or 2,3-substituted with single alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl groups, and gave 1H-n.m.r. spectra typical for each type.

Characterisation of polysaccharides by in-source pyrolysis positive- and negative-ion direct chemical ionisation-mass spectrometry

Series of oligosaccharide ions have been generated from a range of polysaccharides by the application of in-source pyrolysis mass spectrometry, using both ammonia positive-ion chemical ionisation and negative-ion chlorine-nucleophilic-addition ionisation. Glucans with alpha-(1----6), beta-(1----6), alpha-(1----4), beta-(1----4), beta-(1----3), and beta-(1----2) linkages were studied, together with pentosans, xyloglucans, and an arabinogalactan. The series of ions correspond to intact, desorbed oligosaccharides with a terminal anhydro-sugar unit, and to similar oligosaccharides with attached sugar ring-cleavage fragments. The ions generated are dependent on the position of the linkage and ring size, and retain significant information on the structure of the original polysaccharide.