Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1987621 | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
A non-ionic water soluble galactomannan made up of d-galactose and d-mannose was isolated from the seed endosperm of Cassia pleurocarpa. Acid catalyzed fragmentation, periodate oxidation, methylation and selective enzymatic hydrolysis revealed that the repeating unit of the heteropolysaccharide had a backbone of β(1 â 4) linked d-mannopyranosyl units to which d-galactopyranosyl units are linked as side chains through α(1 â 6) linkages. The properties such as viscosity, water/saline retention, gelling behavior, and shelf life of the galactomannan indicated that the material may be exploited in biomedical applications for example drug delivery and tissue engineering fields.
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Authors
Vandana Singh, Rupali Sethi, Ashutosh Tiwari,