Isolation and structure characterization of a (4-O-methyl-D-glucurono)-D-xylan from the skin of Opuntia ficus-indica prickly pear fruits

Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 331-337

  Habibi, Youssef ^a,b   Mahrouz, Mostafa ^b   Vignon, Michel R ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHES SUR LES MACROMOLÉCULES VÉGÉTALES CERMAV CNRS   (France)

^b CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

4 O methyl glucuronoxylan; 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy; Ion exchange chromatography; Opuntia ficus indica; Prickly pear skin

Indexed keywords

(4 O METHYL DEXTRO GLUCURONO) DEXTRO XYLAN; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OPUNTIA; PEAR; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0042572150     PISSN: 07328303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CAR-120023476     Document Type: Article

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