title: Chemical and 13C NMR studies of Enterolobium cyclocarpum gum and its degradation products.
abstract: A structural study of the gum exudate from Enterolobium cyclocarpum has been carried out using chemical methods and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The results reveal that the structure of this gum is essentially a beta-(1-->3)-galactan. Some galactoses are 6-O-linked and others also occur as terminal residues. There is evidence that supports the presence of alpha-L-arabinofuranose and beta-L-arabinopyranose. beta-D-Glucuronic acid may be present as terminal and internal residues, while the 4-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucuronic acid residues exist predominantly in internal positions.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones en Quimica de los Productos Naturales, Facultad de Humanidades y Educacion, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: León de Pinto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ludovic de Corredor
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rivas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ocando
mesh_terms: D001089:Arabinose / Q000032:analysis; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D005685:Galactans / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D005690:Galactose / Q000032:analysis; D005965:Glucuronates / Q000032:analysis; D020723:Glucuronic Acid; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012210:Rhamnose / Q000032:analysis; D014197:Trees / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D005685:Galactans; D005965:Glucuronates; D011134:Polysaccharides; D020723:Glucuronic Acid; D001089:Arabinose; D012210:Rhamnose; D005690:Galactose