From rhizomes of Panax japonicus (Araliaceae), two polysaccharides named tochibanan-A and -B, which show reticuloendothelial-potentiating activity in the carbon clearance test in mice, were isolated. The structure of tochibanan-A (molecular mass: 23,000) was elucidated as a linear beta-1,4-D-galactan. Tochibanan-B (molecular mass: 40,000) consists of D-galactose (87.1%), L-arabinose, D-glucose and D-galacturonic acid and has a beta-D-(1----4)-linked galactopyranosyl backbone possessing GalA-(1----6)-Gal, Ara-(1----5)-Ara, Gal, and Glc side chains. The structure around the branching points and the repeating unit were investigated and a possible structure of tochibanan-B is proposed.
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