Purification and antioxidant activity of polysaccharide from velvet antler

DEAE-52 ion-exchange column chromatography and Sepharose CL-6B gel exclusion chromatography were used to isolate the crude polysaccharide.Antioxidant activities of the crude and purified polysaccharide were evaluated through their capability of scavenging DPPH·,·OH,O-2· radicals and reducing power.The result showed that,DEAE-52 ion-exchange column chromatography and Sepharose CL-6B gel exclusion chromatography were suitable for separating and purifying polysaccharide from velvet antlers,a kind of purified polysaccharide was isolated from the crude polysaccharide.Both of the polysaccharide crude and purified had significant effect on scavenging DPPH·,·OH,O-2· radicals and also had reduction ability.Furthermore purified polysaccharide had more activity antioxidant than crude polysaccharide.