MUCILAGES IN SUCCULENT PLANTS

Patrick Moyna; Ramón Tubío

doi:10.1055/s-0028-1097585

Planta Medica, Table of Contents

Planta Med 1977; 32(7): 201-205
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1097585

MUCILAGES IN SUCCULENT PLANTS

Patrick Moyna¹ , Ramón Tubío

Cátedra de Fartnacognosia, Facultad de Química, Montevideo, Uruguay

1 Visiting Research Associate, CIDA-NRCC, Ottawa, Canada.

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Abstract

The chemical composition of the water-soluble polysaccharides present in three succulent plants is described. The main components are galactose, galacturonic acid, arabinose, rhamnose and xylose. The poly sacch arides are formed by a rhamnose-galacturonic acid backbone with ramifications made up by the other neutral sugars.

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