COMPARISON OF 2 PITHECELLOBIUM GUM EXUDATES

Citation
Gl. Depinto et al., COMPARISON OF 2 PITHECELLOBIUM GUM EXUDATES, Biochemical systematics and ecology, 23(7-8), 1995, pp. 849-853
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Ecology,Biology
ISSN journal
03051978
Volume
23
Issue
7-8
Year of publication
1995
Pages
849 - 853
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-1978(1995)23:7-8<849:CO2PGE>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Pithecellobium saman and Pithecellobium mangense exudate a yellow clea r gum. The gums are both dextrorotatory. The acidity of these gums is very similar. Galactose and arabinose are the major neutral sugar cons tituents. The high content of rhamnose in P. saman gum contrasts with the absence of this methyl pentose in P. mangense gum. C-13-NMR spectr a of the gums studied showed interesting structural features of these complex polymers.