Heterogylcans- More Than 1 Monosacc In Hydrolysis Flashcards
Natural plant hydrocolloids that can be anionic or non-ionic polysaccharides
Gum and mucilages
Water retaining vehicles (althea root & psyllium seed)
Mucilage
Produced by plants as a protective agent after injury, as solidified exudates due to stress
Gums
After hydrolysis, gums yield 5
Arabinose, galactose, glucose, mannose, xylose and uronic deriv
Gums and mucilages (5)
Plant exudates Marine gums Seed gums Microbial gums Pectin
Exudates of tragacanth (scientific name)
Astralagus gummifer / shrub and tree exudates
Worm-like twisted in coils
Vermiform
Tearlike
Tragacanth sorts
Has longitudinal striations
Ribbon/ flake gum
Swelling property
Bassorin (60-70%)
Water sol
Tragacanthin (30-40%)
Gums (4)
TAGhKa
Tragacanth
Acacia
Ghatti gum
Karaya gum
Exudate from acacia senegal
Acacia/ gum arabic
Mix of Ca, Mg and K salts
35% suspending agent
Arabin
Exudate from Anogeissus latifolia
Sub for acacia (more viscous)
Ghatti gum/ indian gum
Exudate from Sterculia urens (has odor)
Forms a discontinuous kind of mucilage
Karaya gum/ Sterculia gum
Marine gums (4)
Algin (sodium alginate)
Agar
Carrageenan
Danish agar
SoAg CaDa