Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2024, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (9): 2099-2109.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20231114

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Effects of enzyme-assisted extraction on composition and gut microbiota regulation function of Dendrobium officinale polysaccharide

ZHANG Ni1(), TAO Wenyang2, LUO Mengfan2, ZHOU Wanyi2, ZHENG Xiaojie3, LI Yanpo3, JIN Huoxi1,*(), YANG Ying2,*()   

  1. 1. College of Food and Medicine, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316002, Zhejiang, China
    2. Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
    3. Wenzhou Vocational College of Science and Technology (Wenzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences), Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2023-09-21 Online:2024-09-25 Published:2024-09-30

Abstract:

Enzymatic hydrolysis may alter the number or structure of certain groups within the polysaccharide molecule, thus altering its properties. To determine the effect of enzymatic hydrolysis on the structure and function of Dendrobium officinale polysaccharide, this study selected the same species of D. officinale fresh stems as raw materials, and obtained different structures of the same matrix polysaccharide through neutral protease, maltose amylase, and cellulase-assisted extraction. Then, analyzing structural differences between them, and studying their various regulatory functions to intestinal flora using an in vitro simulated fermentation system. The results showed that compared with unenzymatically hydrolyzed samples, neutral protease-assisted extraction increased the degree of polymerization of polysaccharides, while the intervention of cellulase and maltose amylase significantly reduced the degree of polysaccharide polymerization and changed their monosaccharide composition. The production of CH4 and H2S in the neutral protease-treated group increased significantly, while the production of butyric acid and valeric acid in the cellulase-treated group increased significantly. Polysaccharides improved the composition of intestinal flora, especially the cellulase-treated group. The types and relative abundance of intestinal cornerstone bacteria as well as beneficial bacteria, such as Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, Faecalibacterium and Roseburia, increased significantly, while the relative abundance of opportunistic pathogenic bacteria, such as Dialister and Dorea, decreased significantly. There were nine bacterial genera that were significantly positively correlated with butyric acid and valeric acid levels, and eight of them were enriched in the cellulase-treated group. Enzymatic hydrolysis-assisted extraction changes the structure of D. officinale polysaccharides, thereby changing its regulatory functions to intestinal flora. This study provides a reference for the targeted production of polysaccharides with different functions.

Key words: Dendrobium officinale, polysaccharides, enzymatic hydrolysis, intestinal flora, in vitro fermentation

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