title: Isolation, purification and some structural features of the mucilaginous exudate from Musa paradisiaca.
abstract: The water-soluble polysaccharides isolated from the vascular gel of Musa paradisiaca, were fractionated via anion exchange chromatography into four fractions. Fractionated polymers contained arabinose, xylose and galacturonic acid as major sugars, together with traces of galactose, rhamnose, mannose and glucose residues. Methylation analysis revealed the presence of a highly branched arabinoxylan with a significant amount of terminal arabinopyranosyl units and an arabinogalactan type I pectin. Periodate oxidation studies supported the results of methylation analysis.
authors: Department of Chemistry, The University of Burdwan, 713 104, W.B., Burdwan, India.
authors: S K
authors: SK
authors: Mondal
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Ray
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Thakur
authors: P K
authors: PK
authors: Ghosal
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D019862:Zingiberales
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts