Synthesis, preliminary characterization, and application of novel surfactants from highly branched xyloglucan oligosaccharides

Lionel Greffe, Laurence Bessueille, Vincent Bulone, Harry Brumer

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Abstract

A novel class of nonionic, carbohydrate-based surfactants has been synthesized from the plant polysaccharide xyloglucan. Enzymatic hydrolysis of xyloglucan yielded a series of well-defined, highly branched oligosaccharides that, following reductive animation, were readily conjugated with fatty acids bearing C8 to C18 chains under mild conditions. The critical micelle concentration, determined by tensiometry and dye-inclusion measurements, showed a typical dependence on acyl chain length and was sensitive to the degree of galactosylation of the head group. Several compounds from this new group of surfactants, especially those with C14 and C 16 chains, were useful for the extraction of membrane-bound enzyme markers from different plant cell compartments in catalytically active form.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)437-445
Number of pages9
JournalGlycobiology
Volume15
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Membrane protein extraction
  • Reductive animation
  • Surfactant
  • Xyloglucan
  • Xyloglucan oligosaccharides

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