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Table 2 Percentages of major chemical components of the polysaccharide samples from P. polycephalum microplasmodia

From: Cytotoxicity activities and chemical characteristics of exopolysaccharides and intracellular polysaccharides of Physarum polycephalum microplasmodia

Sample

Total carbohydrate content (%)

Total protein content (%)

Total sulfate group content (%)

Total percentages

Crude EPS

44.26a ± 0.70

3.26c ± 0.33

2.04 ± 0.02

49.56

Partially purified EPS

56.61a ± 5.73

1.16b ± 0.20

ND

57.77

Crude IPS

63.38ab ± 0.60

2.71c ± 0.39

0.14 ± 0.02

66.23

Partially purified IPS

80.40b ± 14.61

0.57a ± 0.27

ND

80.97

  1. ND not detected; Different letters (a, b, c, d) imply significant differences (p < 0.05); Total percentages: were calculated by adding together the contents of carbohydrate, protein, and sulfate (if any) detected in each sample