title: A water-soluble galactomannan from the seeds of Phoenix dactylifera L.
abstract: A water-soluble polysaccharide, isolated from the seeds of dates, has been investigated using methylation, periodate and CrO(3) oxidation, NMR spectroscopy, and reaction with Bandeiraea simplicifolia lectin and alpha-D-galactosidase. The polysaccharide consists of a backbone composed of (1-->4)-beta-D-mannopyranosyl residues and carries a single (1-->6)-alpha-linked D-galactopyranosyl residue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ishrud
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zahid
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D005638:Fruit; D005690:Galactose / Q000032:analysis / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008351:Mannans / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D008358:Mannose / Q000032:analysis; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D008351:Mannans; D014867:Water; C012990:galactomannan; D008358:Mannose; D005690:Galactose