The invention relates to the technical field of food
biology, and discloses an antiviral cubilose
polysaccharide active component enriched with bound
sialic acid as well as a preparation method and application of the antiviral cubilose
polysaccharide active component. The weight-average molecular weight of the cubilose
polysaccharide active component is 30-36 kDa, the molecular
weight distribution coefficient is 1.1-1.2, the content of bound
sialic acid is greater than or equal to 24.0%, and the content of total
sugar is greater than or equal to 57.0%. The preparation method comprises the following steps: pretreating a cubilose
raw material in a boiling water bath, and sequentially carrying out
alkaline protease and
neutral protease enzymolysis; carrying out
alcohol precipitation on supernate, redissolving, and carrying out
papain enzymolysis; and after
enzyme deactivation, adjusting the
ethanol concentration to 75-85%, precipitating, and
drying. According to the method, the cubilose polysaccharide can be efficiently enriched, the combined
sialic acid structure of the cubilose polysaccharide is reserved, and the obtained component has the effects of resisting oxidation, inhibiting pathogenic microorganisms and regulating intestinal
microecology.