The polysaccharide extracted from cystocarpic Callophyllis variegata was fractionated with potassium chloride yielding three small fractions that precipitated in the ranges of 0-0.05 M KCl, 1.20-1.25 M KCl, and 1.80-2.00 M KCl, and a main product soluble in 2.00 M KCl. These fractions were analyzed, and as the first one contained very high amounts of protein, it was not studied further. Structural analysis of the rest of the fractions (F1-F3) was carried out by methylation, desulfation-methylation, IR, and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The results are consistent for F1 with a carrageenan-type backbone mainly constituted by beta-D-galactose 2-sulfate linked to alpha-D-galactose 2,3,6-trisulfate and beta-D-galactose 2,4-disulfate linked to 3,6-anhydro-D-galactose 2-sulfate as dominant diads. In F2 these diads are present together with low amounts of beta-D-galactose 2-sulfate linked to 3,6-anhydro-D-galactose 2-sulfate, whose contribution becomes higher in F3. In addition, minor but significant amounts of L-galactose were detected. F1-F3 showed potent antiviral activity against herpes simplex types 1 and 2 and dengue type 2.
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