Showing papers by "Lina Zhang published in 1998"

Chemical Structure of the Water-Insoluble Polysaccharide Isolated from the Fruiting Body of Ganoderma lucidum

Abstract: Chemical Structure of the Water-Insoluble Polysaccharide Isolated from the Fruiting Body of Ganoderma lucidum

Viscosity behavior and chain conformation of a (1→3)-α-glucan from Ganoderma lucidum

Abstract: Seven fractions of a (1→3)-α-D-glucan from Ganoderma lucidum have been studied by light scattering, sedimentation equilibrium, and viscometry in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) containing 0.25 M lithium chloride at 25°C. The intrinsic viscosity [η] - molecular weight relation for this glucan in the mixed solvent is found to be represented approximately by [η] = 0.071 M w 0.60 cm3 g−1 in the range of weight-average molecular weight M w studied, i.e., from 8 × 103 to 4.4 × 105. Its analysis based on current theories for wormlike chains shows that, without excluded volume effect, the (1→3)-α-D-glucan chain is characterized by a linear mass density of 380 nm−1, a Kuhn segment length of about 3 nm, and a diameter of 1.2 nm and is somewhat more extended but more flexible than amylose, a (1→4)-α-glucan, in DMSO.

Properties and interfacial bonding of regenerated cellulose films coated with polyurethane-chitosan IPN coating

Abstract: Water-resistant films were prepared by coating a castor oil-based polyurethane–chitosan (PU–CH), in which grafted interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) were produced, on a regenerated cellulose (RC) film. The tensile strengths of the coated films cured at 90°C for 5 min reached 853 kg cm−2 (dry state) and 503 kg cm−2 (wet state) and were obviously higher than those of the films of uncoated and coated with PU coating. Moreover, the coated films have excellent water resistivity, low vapor permeability, and good size stability, and their optical transmittance is even better than that of the RC film in the range of 400–800 nm. The interfacial structure of the coated films was investigated by using spectroscopy infrared, ultraviolet spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and electron probe microanalysis. It was shown that the strong interfacial bonding with chemical and hydrogen bonds between the RC film and the coating exists. The PU prepolymer in the IPN coating penetrated through the interface into the RC film and partly crosslinked with the cellulose, forming a semi-IPNs. The chitosan in the PU–CH coating plays an important role not only in accelerating the cure of the coating but also in improving the mechanical properties and biodegradability of the coated film. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 68: 1313–1319, 1998

Influence of molecular weight and periodate-modification of beta -d-glucans from poria cocos sclerotium on antitumor activities

Abstract: In this work, influence of molecular weight and periodate modification ofβ-D-glucans isolated from Poria cocos sclerotium on the antitumor activities against Sar-coma 180 and Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) tumor was studied. The results show thattwo glucans PC3 (linear β-(1→3)-D-glucan) and PC4 [β-(1→3)-D-glucan with a fewof branches and glucuronic acid] are devoid of antitumor activity. However, when theglucans were modified by periodate oxidation, borohydride reduction and mild hydrolysisor partially hydrolysis, the derivatives have obvious antitumor activities. The decreasein molecular weight of glucans after periodate modification hardly affects their antitumoractions, but on the other hand, the decrease of molecular weight without periodate modi-fication could lead to an enhancement of the antitumor activities. Moreover, the glucansand these derivatives have much higher enhancement ratios of body weight of mice thanthat of 5-Fluorouracil (5-Fu), suggesting that they are less toxic than 5-Fu.