Table 2 Molar ratios of monosaccharides in the purified polysaccharides.

From: The silkrose of Bombyx mori effectively prevents vibriosis in penaeid prawns via the activation of innate immunity

Monosaccharide

Molar ratio

Silkrose-BM

Silkrose-AY *

Dipterose-BC*

l-rhamnose

6.7

6.2

21.2

l-fucose

2.2

2.1

1.4

l-arabinose

0.5

  

d-mannuronic acid

 

3.5

 

d-glucuronic acid

7.5

3.5

6.2

d-mannose

9.4

9.3

8.0

d-glucose

14.6

13.1

18.2

d-galactose

23.8

48.9

16.6

N-acetyl-d-glucosamine

19.6

5.7

19.6

N-acetyl-d-galactosamine

19.6

7.6

8.5

d-ribose

  

0.3

  1. *Based on Ohta et al.8,9.
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