Preparation, characterization and anti-ageing activity of Gastrodia elata blume polysaccharide

Chen, L. and Zhang, Y.P. and Jin, L.X. (2018) Preparation, characterization and anti-ageing activity of Gastrodia elata blume polysaccharide. Acta Alimentaria, 47 (2). pp. 210-219. ISSN 0139-3006

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Abstract

Gastrodia elata Blume polysaccharide (GEP) was extracted and then chemically characterised. Its antioxidant activity was evaluated in vitro and in vivo. The results of the in vitro investigation show that GEP consists of glucose with molecular weight of 875 185 Da and exhibits high hydroxyl radical scavenging, as well as 2,2-diphenyl-1- picrylhydrazyl activity and reducing capacity. For antioxidant activity in vivo, D-galactose-induced-aged mice were orally administered with three different doses of GEP over a period of 6 weeks. The administration of GEP dosedependently increased the body weight gain rates, liver and brain indices, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activities, and malondialdehyde levels in the sera and brains of ageing mice. These results suggest that GEP exhibits high antioxidant activity and can retard human ageing associated with free radicals.

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