A novel (1 → 4)-α-d-glucan isolated from the fruits of Opuntia ficus indica (L.) Miller

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 848-853

  Ishurd, Omar ^a   Zgheel, Faraj ^a   Elghazoun, Mohamed ^a   Elmabruk, Mohamed ^a   Kermagi, Adel ^b   Kennedy, John F ^c   Knill, Charles J ^c  

^a Biotechnology Research Centre   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAWIA   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^c Institute of Advanced Science and Technology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

D Glucan; Opuntia ficus indica; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

ACID HYDROLYSATES; ANION EXCHANGE; BRANCHING DENSITY; CHARACTERISATION; D-GLUCAN; HOT WATER EXTRACTION; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; METHYLATION ANALYSIS; MONOSACCHARIDE ANALYSIS; OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA; PERIODATE OXIDATION; SIDE CHAINS; SMITH DEGRADATION; TOTAL NEUTRAL SUGARS; WATER-SOLUBLE POLYSACCHARIDES; WEIGHT-AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

ACETYLATION; FRUITS; GELS; GLUCOSE; POLYSACCHARIDES; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA;

EID: 77955659633     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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