Abstract:Polysaccharide PP Ⅲ was isolated and purified from aqueous extract of the seeds of Sterculia ly-chnophora.It is composed of galactose,arabinose and rhamnose,the molar ratio being 1:1.67:1.01 and molecularweight 162200.Rhamnoses in the main chain are linked by a (1→3)glycoside linkage.PPⅢ C is its major fragment,and is composed of galactose and rhamnose with a molar ratio of 1:2.78 and MW 62500.