title: Seed mucilage from Ipomoea dasysperma.
abstract: A non-ionic water-soluble galactomannan, having galactose and mannose in 1:6 molar ratio, was isolated from endosperm of the seeds of Ipomoea dasysperma. The seed mucilage was found to have a structure having a linear chain of beta (1-->4) linked mannopyranosyl units with D-galactose side chains attached through alpha (1-->6) linkage to the main chain. I. dasysperma seed gum possesses non-ionic characteristics of commercial seed gums and has potential to be used in food and pharmaceutical industries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, India. singhvandanasingh@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Srivastava
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D027741:Ipomoea; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts