@article{WU2026, 
author = {Yingmei WU and Min XU and Shuang LIU and Jiajun CHEN and Lin ZHANG and Lianlian WU and Xiaofan LIU and Tianyu WANG and Huali TANG},
title = {Structural Analysis of Actinidia chinensis cv. Hongyang Polysaccharides and Their Anti-aging Effect on Caenorhabditis elegans},
year = {2026},
journal = {Food Science},
volume = {47},
number = {8},
pages = {95-103},
keywords = {Actinidia chinensis cv. Hongyang, polysaccharides, structural analysis, Caenorhabditis elegans, anti-aging, antioxidant},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.7506/spkx1002-6630-20251105-023},
doi = {10.7506/spkx1002-6630-20251105-023},
abstract = {To investigate the structure of polysaccharides from Actinidia chinensis cv. Hongyang and their antioxidant and anti-aging effects on Caenorhabditis elegans, crude polysaccharides from A. chinensis cv. Hongyang (ACP) were prepared by ultrasound-assisted extraction. ACP were purified sequentially on DEAE-52 cellulose and Sephadex G-100 columns, yielding a homogenous polysaccharide (ACP-3-G). The molecular structure of ACP-3-G was characterized using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), high performance gel permeation chromatography (HPGPC), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Finally, the effects of different concentrations of ACP-3-G on the lifespan, motility, heat stress resistance, and oxidative stress resistance of C. elegans as a model organism were evaluated to its anti-aging potential. The results showed that the yield of ACP-3-G was (73.42 ± 1.74)%, with higher contents of polysaccharide and uronic acid than ACP. In addition, ACP-3-G was a polysaccharide with a molecular mass of 120.6 kDa. Its monosaccharide composition included mannose (0.367%), rhamnose (2.384%), galacturonic acid (58.859%), glucose (4.501%), galactose (23.942%), and arabinose (9.307%). NMR analysis indicated that the main chain of the polysaccharide was primarily composed of disubstituted sugar residues →1)-α-Araf-(5→, →1)-α-GalpA-(4→, →1)-β-Galp-(4→, and trisubstituted sugar residues →1,3)-β-GalpA-(4→, →1,4)-β-Galp-(6→, and →1,2)-α-GalpA-(4→. Furthermore, ACP-3-G intervention at concentrations of 10, 50, 100, 500, and 1000 μg/mL significantly improved the lifespan, motility, heat stress resistance, and oxidative stress resistance of C. elegans compared with the control group, with the most pronounced effects observed at 1000 μg/mL. In conclusion, ACP-3-G is a polysaccharide with antioxidant and anti-aging properties.}
}