Acid hydrolysis of polysaccharides

Much of the information on acid hydrolysis of polysaccharides is in the form of unpublished, empirical observations, although inferences (such as, that during the acid hydrolysis of guaran, the D-galactopyranose residues are readily removed, whereas D-mannose is set free somewhat more slowly ") may be found in the literature. 

Galanos C, Luderitz O, Himmelspach K. The partial acid hydrolysis of polysaccharides a new method for obtaining otigosaccharides in high yield. Eur J Biochem. 2004 8 332-6. 

L (+) Arabmose is a naturally occurring L sugar It is obtained bj acid hydrolysis of the polysaccharide present in mesquite gum Write a Fischer pro ection for L (+) arabmose... 

D (+) Galactose is a constituent of numerous polysaccharides It is best obtained by acid hydrolysis of lactose (milk sugar) a disaccharide of d glucose and d galactose L (—) Galactose also occurs naturally and can be prepared by hydrolysis of flaxseed gum and agar The principal source of d (+) mannose is hydrolysis of the polysaccharide of the ivory nut a large nut like seed obtained from a South American palm... 

For the most part, low molecular weight carbohydrates of commerce are made by depolymerization via enzyme- or acid catalyzed hydrolysis of polysaccharides. Only sucrose and, to a very much lesser extent, lactose, both disaccharides, are commercial low molecular weight carbohydrates not made in this way. 

Abatzoglou, N. and Chornet, E. (1998) Acid hydrolysis of hemicellulose and cellulose. Theory and Applications, in Polysaccharides, Marcel Dekkes, New York, pp. 1007-1045. 

Acid hydrolysis of the polysaccharide portion of wood will release lignin but also causes major condensation reactions in the product(2l). These reactions can be minimized by using 41 wt. percent hydrochloric acid in place of other mineral acids but some condensation reactions still occur(22). This is not an effective method by which to obtain unaltered lignin. On the other hand, lignin can be solvent extracted from wood at temperature of 175°C using solvent mixtures such as 50/50 by volume water/1,4-dioxacyclohexane(23) Changes in lignin under these conditions appear to be minor. 

Pober, K.U., Hoff, M.H., and Darlington, R.K. "Water-Insoluble Residue Following Acid Hydrolysis of Water-Soluble Polysaccharides," J. Pet. Technol.(December 1983) 2185-2191. 

Acid hydrolysis of the basic hexasaccharide yielded the disaccharide 31. Its mobility in paper chromatography lay between those of the corresponding (1 — 3)-linked (from S10A) and /3-(l — 6)-linked (from S29) isomers, which is why it was assumed to be (1 — 4)-linked. The (1 — 2)-linked isomer was excluded, as the D-galactose residue that is part of 31 carries a D-galactopyranosyl group linked to 0-2 in the original polysaccharide, as will be discussed. 

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