title: Galactomannan: a versatile biodegradable seed polysaccharide.
abstract: Polysaccharides have been finding, in the last decades, very interesting and useful applications in the biomedical and, specifically, in the biopharmaceutical field. Galactomannans are a group of storage polysaccharides from various plant seeds that reserve energy for germination in the endosperm. There are four major sources of seed galactomannans: locust bean (Ceratonia siliqua), guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), tara (Caesalpinia spinosa Kuntze), and fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.). Through keen references of reported literature on galactomannans, in this review, we have described occurrence of various galactomannans, its physicochemical properties, characterization, applications, and overview of some major galactomannans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, S.S.R. College of Pharmacy, Saily-Silvassa Road, Saily, Silvassa, U.T. of Dadra and Nagar Haveli 396230, India. vippra2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Vipul D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Prajapati
authors.forename: Girish K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Jani
authors.forename: Naresh G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Moradiya
authors.forename: Narayan P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Randeria
authors.forename: Bhanu J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Nagar
authors.forename: Nikhil N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Naikwadi
authors.forename: Bhavesh C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Variya
mesh_terms: D005690:Galactose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008351:Mannans / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053149:Plant Gums; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D008351:Mannans; D053149:Plant Gums; D011134:Polysaccharides; C012990:galactomannan; D005690:Galactose
keywords: M/G ratio; Major galactomannans; Polysaccharides