Table 1 Yields, Mw, and chemical composition analysis of polysaccharides from dandelion roots and leaves

Yield (w%)

Total sugar (w%)

Protein content (w%)

Ash content (w%)

11.8^a

78.7

10.9

11.8

8.5^a

63.2

7.8

18.5

59.8^b

95.2

–

64.4^b

94.1

–

Uronic acid (w%)

11.9

30.4

14.7

24.5

Mw (kDa)

–

–

58.9

28.2

DM (%)

–

–

2.2

9.7

Monosaccharide composition (mol%)

 Man

10.87

7.56

7.85

5.34

 GlcA

7.99

7.08

2.63

4.33

 Rha

6.94

11.4

9.66

4.61

 GalA

12.87

21.96

16.87

24.86

 Glc

10.83

10.1

7.84

12.45

 Gal

38.33

30.06

43.93

37.20

 Xyl

Tr

1.14

2.62

3.24

 Ara

10.57

10.7

6.51

7.97

 Fuc

Tr

–

1.99

–