title: Composition of the coagulant polysaccharide fraction from Strychnos potatorum seeds.
abstract: The composition of the coagulant polysaccharide fraction from Strychnos potatorum seeds is described. This fraction comprises a 1:1.7 mixture of a galactomannan and a galactan. The structure of these polysaccharides is also discussed. In addition, the coagulant properties of the polysaccharide fractions of two other Strychnos species, innocua and nux-vomica, have been assayed.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biologica, Università Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adinolfi
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Corsaro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lanzetta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parrilli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Folkard
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sutherland
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D005591:Chemical Fractionation; D003029:Coagulants / Q000032:analysis*; D005685:Galactans / Q000032:analysis*; D005690:Galactose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D008351:Mannans / Q000032:analysis*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000032:analysis*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003029:Coagulants; D005685:Galactans; D008351:Mannans; D011134:Polysaccharides; C012990:galactomannan; D005690:Galactose