Purification and molecular structure of digalactosyl myo-inositol (DGMI), trigalactosyl myo-inositol (TGMI), and fagopyritol B3 from common buckwheat seeds by NMR

Wei Gui, Bethan A. Lemley, Ivan Keresztes, Anthony M. Condo, Kathryn J. Steadman, Ralph L. Obendorf*

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Abstract

Three galactosyl cyclitols, digalactosyl myo-inositol (assigned the trivial name DGMI), trigalactosyl myo-inositol (assigned the trivial name TGMI), and trigalactosyl d-chiro-inositol (fagopyritol B3), were isolated from common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) seeds. Structures of the three compounds were determined by 2D NMR spectroscopy. DGMI is α-d-galactopyranosyl- (1→6)-α-d-galactopyranosyl-(1→1)-1l-myo-inositol, TGMI is α-d-galactopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-d-galactopyranosyl-(1→6) -α-d-galactopyranosyl-(1→1)-1l-myo-inositol, and fagopyritol B3 is α-d-galactopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-d-galactopyranosyl-(1→6) -α-d-galactopyranosyl-(1→2)-1d-chiro-inositol. DGMI and TGMI are higher oligomers of galactinol, a major galactosyl donor in plant seeds. Fagopyritol B3 is a higher oligomer of the fagopyritol B series and one of six fagopyritols found in buckwheat seeds and in the bran milling fraction. Samples of TGMI and fagopyritol B3 also contained the compounds N-(β- glucopyranosyl)-nicotinic acid and β-d-apiofuranosyl-(1→6)-β-d- (1-O-methyl)-glucopyranoside.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)130-136
Number of pages7
JournalCarbohydrate Research
Volume380
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

Funding

This research was conducted as part of Multistate Projects W-168 (NY-C 125-423), W-1168 (NY-C 125-802), and W-2168 (NY-C 125-852) and was supported in part by an undergraduate research grant from the President’s Council of Cornell Women to B.A.L., Dextra and Hatch/Multistate Undergraduate Research Grants to W.G., a grant from Minn-Dak Growers Ltd. to R.L.O., and Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station federal formula funds received from the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture (NIFA), U.S. Department of Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This work made use of the Polymer Characterization Facility of the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR), with support from the National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) program (DMR 1120296). Particular acknowledgement is made for the use of the MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer to obtain HRMS data for compounds 1 – 4 .

Keywords

  • Buckwheat seed
  • Digalactosyl myo-inositol
  • Fagopyritol B3
  • Galactosyl cyclitol
  • N-(β-glucopyranosyl)-nicotinic acid
  • Trigalactosyl myo-inositol

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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