{"title":"Chemical Characterization and Anti-Obesity Activity of Exopolysaccharide Isolated from Scleroderma areolatum (Agaricomycetes).","authors":"Jiafeng Bai, Xiaoqin Peng, Yi Zhou, Zhizhong Hu, Changtong Lu, Xuewei Jia, Chunping Xu","doi":"10.1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2025058054","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two polysaccharide fractions were successfully isolated from the crude exopolysaccharide (EPS) of Scleroderma areolatum via gel filtration chromatography. Size exclusion chromatography/multi-angle laser light scattering (SEC/MALLS) analysis showed that the weight of average molecular weights (Mw) of these fractions was 3.162 ȕ 106 (Fr-I) and 2.613 ȕ 106 (Fr-II). Both EPS fractions exhibited a compact globular structure in aqueous solution. Monosaccharide composition analysis revealed that they were primarily composed of mannose and glucuronic acid. FT-IR spectral analysis identified prominent functional groups, such as hydroxyl and carboxylic, typical of heteropolysaccharides. When administered as supplements in high-fat diets to obese rats for 8 weeks, the EPS fractions reduced body weight, serum inflammatory factor levels, and significantly regulated serum lipid levels. Additionally, they increased the total concentration of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) in colonic digesta. These results suggest a potential role for EPS in mitigating obesity and related metabolic disorders in high-fat diet-induced obese rats.</p>","PeriodicalId":94323,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicinal mushrooms","volume":"27 5","pages":"33-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International journal of medicinal mushrooms","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2025058054","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Two polysaccharide fractions were successfully isolated from the crude exopolysaccharide (EPS) of Scleroderma areolatum via gel filtration chromatography. Size exclusion chromatography/multi-angle laser light scattering (SEC/MALLS) analysis showed that the weight of average molecular weights (Mw) of these fractions was 3.162 ȕ 106 (Fr-I) and 2.613 ȕ 106 (Fr-II). Both EPS fractions exhibited a compact globular structure in aqueous solution. Monosaccharide composition analysis revealed that they were primarily composed of mannose and glucuronic acid. FT-IR spectral analysis identified prominent functional groups, such as hydroxyl and carboxylic, typical of heteropolysaccharides. When administered as supplements in high-fat diets to obese rats for 8 weeks, the EPS fractions reduced body weight, serum inflammatory factor levels, and significantly regulated serum lipid levels. Additionally, they increased the total concentration of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) in colonic digesta. These results suggest a potential role for EPS in mitigating obesity and related metabolic disorders in high-fat diet-induced obese rats.