The invention relates to the technical field of
plant polysaccharides, and particularly discloses a red-knees
herb polysaccharide and a preparation method and application thereof, the peak top molecular weight of the red-knees
herb polysaccharide is 33.9 KDa, the weight-average molecular weight of the red-knees
herb polysaccharide is 42.8 KDa, the number-average molecular weight of the red-knees herb polysaccharide is 10.0 KDa, and the red-knees herb polysaccharide is mainly composed of
galacturonic acid,
galactose,
arabinose,
rhamnose and glucuronic acid. According to the preparation method of the red-knees herb polysaccharide, by optimizing process parameters and controlling the reasonable
solid-
liquid ratio,
heating temperature and
heating time, the
dissolution rate of the polysaccharide is increased, the
dissolution rate of impurities is reduced, and the yield of the red-knees herb polysaccharide is increased. The red-knees herb polysaccharide is used as a
raw material,
ethanol is used for
alcohol precipitation, polysaccharide components are precipitated, impurities are preliminarily removed, then
macroporous resin is used for purification, the
recovery rate of polysaccharide and the removal rate of impurities such as
pigment and
protein are improved by screening optimization and pretreatment of the
macroporous resin, and the total
sugar content of the purified red-knees herb polysaccharide is 80% or above. Use of
toxic chemical reagents is avoided, and the preparation method is safe and efficient.