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Journal of Agriculture ›› 2025, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (6): 1-9.doi: 10.11923/j.issn.2095-4050.cjas2025-0019

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Optimization and Application of Efficient Detection System for Extraction of Polysaccharides in Pumpkin

SONG Hui1(), AN Xuejun1, HUANG Yunping1, ZHANG Xiangqin1, LV Yan1, QIAN Xinxin2   

  1. 1 Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences / Ningbo Key Laboratory of Characteristic Horticultural Crops in Quality Adjustment and Resistance Breeding, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040
    2 Zhejiang Wanli University, College of Biology and Environment, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315100
  • Received:2025-02-08 Revised:2025-04-10 Online:2025-06-20 Published:2025-06-18

Abstract:

To simplify the determination methods of pumpkin polysaccharide content in breeding process, the optimized experiments of phenol sulfuric acid method after hot water extraction of pumpkin polysaccharide were carried out. The detection wavelength and H2SO4 amount were determined by single factor experiment using 23S18 and other pumpkin flesh. The correlation of determination results between unpurified and purified polysaccharide content was clarified. The results showed that the wavelength of pumpkin polysaccharide determined by phenol-sulfuric acid method was 490nm, and the sample in reaction system included: 5% phenol: H2SO4 was 2:2:7. The regression equation was established as y=0.0061x+0.1476 (R2=0.9965) and the linear relationship was good when the absorbance was in the range of 0.084-3.684. There was a significant correlation between the unpurified and purified polysaccharide content. The polysaccharide contents of 53 pumpkin parents and combinations were determined and analyzed. Two parents (23S2 and 23S14) and two combinations (23FV26 and 23FV5) with high polysaccharide content of more than 100mg/g were selected for breeding. The efficient detection system for polysaccharides was simple to operate, wide in linear range, and the determination results are significantly related to the results of purified polysaccharide, which would improve the efficiency of pumpkin polysaccharide breeding.

Key words: pumpkin, polysaccharides, single factor experiment, phenol-sulfuric acid method, breeding