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The comparision between PS-OBG-GMw and Shodex P-82
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The comparision between PS-OBG-GMw and Shodex P-82
Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) is frequently applied in industries and many labs for Mw and Mw distribution (MwD) determination because of its time and cost efficiency. Since the retention volume of SEC depends on the hydrodynamic volume rather than Mw, the use of globular coil-type standards Pulluan(P)-82, leads to a significant overestimation of Mw of many plant and fungal polysaccharides with flexible chain conformation. In this research, we developed a Mw standards with linear structure and expanded chain conformation. The standard kits were characterized and compared with the performance of P-82.
 
Materials:
Lentinus edodes  (PLE ), Guar galactomannan (GG ),  CM-cellulose (CMC )
Shodex P-82, PS-OBG-GMw( From Putus Macromolecular company)
 
                                                   Shodex P-82                                       
 
Std.No.         Mw       Mw/Mn
P-800
788,000
1.23
P-400
404,000
1.13
P-200
212,000
1.13
P-100
112,000
1.12
P-50
47,300
1.06
P-20
22,800
1.07
P-10
11,800
1.10
P-5
5,900
1.09
 
                                                    PS-OBG-GMw
 
Std.No.          Mw      Mw/Mn
PS-OBG-900
890,000
1.05
PS-OBG-700-
720,000
1.05
PS-OBG-500
500,000
1.05
PS-OBG-300
290,000
1.05
PS-OBG-190
190,600
1.03
PS-OBG-80
81,000
1.03
PS-OBG-30
31,000
1.03
PS-OBG-10
11,000
1.02
 
 
Methods:
 
GPC and laser LLS
 
 
Results:
Figure 1:Characterization of a General Mw Standards Kit produced by Putus, with comparison to Pullulan-82
 
Mw standards Mw range                       SEC Profile Mark-Houwink Equation exponent Chain Conformation
Pullulan-82 5.9K, 11.8K, 22.8K, 47.3K, 112K, 212K, 404K, 788K     PS-OBG-GMw 11K, 31K, 81K, 191K, 290K,  500K, 720K, 890K          
0.56 in water     Globular coil      
0.71 in             Expanded water               flexible
 
 
 
Table 1:the Mw of the samples by GPC and LLS
Samples
Mw1
Mw2
Mw3
PLE
707k
1160k
790k
GG
122k
331k
112k
CMC
130k
354k
148k
 
Mw1 : determined by PS-OBG-GMw
Mw2: determined by Pullulan-82
Mw3 : determined by LLS
 
The three polysaccharides in Table 1 were widely accepted to adopt expanded chain conformation in solution. The Mw determined by using Putus standard was demonstrated to be more accurate than by using Pullulan-82, compared to their real Mw measured by LLS. Using P-82 to determine Mw of expanded chain leads to a significant overestimation.