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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2025, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (2): 113-121.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20230597

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Optimization of 3,5-Dinitrosalicylic Acid Method and Variation of Arabinogalactan Content in the Developing Xylem of Larix kaempferi

Kaikai Zhang,Yunhui Xie,Xiaomei Sun*()   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of National Forestry and Grassland Administration Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry Beijing 100091
  • Received:2023-12-06 Online:2025-02-25 Published:2025-03-03
  • Contact: Xiaomei Sun E-mail:xmsun@caf.ac.cn

Abstract:

Objective: This study aims to establish the optimal detection and hydrolysis conditions for the 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid method, in order to accurately determine the content and its variation of arabinogalactan in the xylem of Larix kaempferi, and provide technical support for deeply understanding the distribution, development, and biosynthesis of arabinogalactan in the xylem of L. kaempferi. Method: The optimal detection conditions of 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid method were determined by analyzing the three aspects of coloration reagent volume, reaction time, and reaction temperature. At the same time, an orthogonal test was used to optimize the hydrolysis conditions of total sugar from three aspects of hydrochloric acid concentration, hydrochloric acid volume and hydrolysis time. The contents of total sugar and reducing sugar were measured, respectively, with which the polysaccharide content was calculated. Result: The optimum detection conditions of the 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid method were established. The coloration reagent volume, reaction time, and reaction temperature were 5 mL, 9 min, and 90 ℃, respectively. The optimal hydrolysis conditions were hydrochloric acid concentration of 6 mol·L?1, hydrochloric acid volume of 15 mL, and hydrolysis time of 40 min. In individual L. kaempferi trees, the content of arabinogalactan in xylem gradually decreased with the increase of tree height in the axial direction, and was much lower in the sapwood than that in the heartwood in the radial direction. Overall, the arabinogalactan content in heartwood area gradually increased outward with the growth ring, while the arabinogalactan content in the sapwood area gradually increased inward the growth ring. The arabinogalactan content was highest in the transition zone between sapwood and heartwood, the arabinogalactan content in springwood was much higher than that in summerwood within each growth ring, and the arabinogalactan content in earlywood was much higher than that in latewood within the transition zone. Conclusion: In this study, a simple and stable method for accurately detecting the content of arabinogalactan without relying on high-quality samples has been established. At the same time, it has been found that arabinogalactan content is highest in the basal trunk, and is higher in the heartwood than in the sapwood, and higher in the springwood than in the summerwood, and highest in the transition zone, suggesting that the arabinogalactan may be synthesized in the transition zone and related to the formation of heartwood.

Key words: Larix kaempferi, arabinogalactan, 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid method, content variation

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