Gums & Mucilages Flashcards
Natural plant hydrocolloids
Gums
product of plat injury as a protective
gums
pathologic products: ? Physiologic products: ?
gums, mucilage
Astragalus gummifer
Tragacanth
swelling property of Tragacanth
Bassorin
60-70% present In Tragacanth
Bassorin
composes the 30% of the tragacanth
gum which is more water
soluble component
tragacanthin
most acid-resistant gum hydrocolloid
Tragacanth
Egyptian gum
Acascia
Acacia Senegal
Acacia
Gum Arabic
Acacia
Ca, Mg, K salts of Arabic Acid
Arabin - swells in water
Indian gum
Ghatti gum
more viscous than acacia; substitute for acacia
Ghatii gum
Anogienssus latifolia
Ghatti gum
Sterculia Gum
Karaya gum
Scientific name of Karaya gum
Sterculia urens, S. villosa, S. tragantha
bulk laxative, emulsifying, suspending
karaya gum
one of the least soluble plant gums
karaya gum
laxative, suspending & gelling agent, solid “bacteriostatic”
Agar
Sodium alginate
Algin
Macrocystis pyrifera
Algin
Japanese Isinglass
Agar