Seed mucilage from Ipomoea dasysperma.
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.
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Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, India. singhvandanasingh@rediffmail.com
Pandey
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Srivastava
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D006801:Humans; D027741:Ipomoea; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
D010936:Plant Extracts