Methodologies for the extraction and analysis of konjac glucomannan from corms of Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 2202-2210

  Chua, Melinda ^a   Chan, Kelvin ^a,b,c   Hocking, Trevor J ^a   Williams, Peter A ^d   Perry, Christopher J ^a   Baldwin, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3,5 Dinitrosalicylic acid; Amorphophallus konjac; Ethanol extraction; Gel permeation chromatography; Konjac glucomannan; Zero shear viscosity

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOPHALLUS KONJAC; ETHANOL EXTRACTION; GEL PERMEATION; KONJAC GLUCOMANNAN; ZERO SHEAR VISCOSITY;

ACETYLATION; ASSAYS; COLORIMETRY; ETHANOL; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGELS; INDUSTRIAL LABORATORIES; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; PHENOLS; POLYDISPERSITY; SHEAR VISCOSITY; SULFURIC ACID;

COLORIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

AMORPHOPHALLUS; AMORPHOPHALLUS KONJAC;

EID: 83655167076     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.10.053     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. AOAC Official methods of analysis method 988.05 1999 AOAC International Gaithersburg, MD
2. Byrne, D. (2001). Commission directive 2001/30/EC of 2001, amending Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners [online]. Brussels: European Commission. http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L: 2001:146:0001:0023: EN:PDF Accessed 4.07.2011.
3. M. Chua, T.C. Baldwin, T.J. Hocking, and K. Chan Traditional uses and potential health benefits of Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch ex N.E. Br Journal of Ethnopharmacology 128 2010 268 278
4. G. Cuesta, N. Suarez, M.I. Bessio, F. Ferreira, and H. Massalsi Quantitative determination of pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide serotype 14 using a modification of phenol-sulphuric acid method Journal of Microbiological Methods 52 2003 69 73
5. I.C.M. Dea, E.R. Morris, D.A. Rees, E.J. Welsh, H.A. Barnes, and J. Price Associations of like and unlike polysaccharides: Mechanism and specificity in galactomannans, interacting bacterial polysaccharides, and related systems Carbohydrate Research 57 1977 249 272
6. M. Dubois, K.A. Gilles, J.K. Hamilton, P.A. Rebers, and F. Smith Colorimetric method for determination of sugars and related substances Analytical Chemistry 28 1956 350 356
7. R. Farhoosh, and A. Riazi A compositional study on two current types of salep in Iran and their rheological properties as a function of concentration and temperature Food Hydrocolloids 21 2007 660 666
8. S. Gao, and K. Nishinari Effect of degree of acetylation on gelation of konjac glucomannan Biomacromolecules 5 2004 175 185
9. X.M. Gong, R.W. Yan, H.Y. Xu, C. Li, S.Y. Guang, and M. Fang Study of the extraction methods and properties of konjac glucomannan Fine Chemicals 19 2002 486 488 (in Chinese)
10. L. Huang, R. Takahashi, S. Kobayashi, T. Kawase, and K. Nishinari Gelation behaviour of native and acetylated konjac glucomannan Biomacromolecules 3 2002 1296 1303
11. J.K. Hwang, and H.H. Shin Rheological properties of chitosan solutions Korea-Australia Rheology Journal 12 2000 175 179
12. S.A. Jacon, M.A. Rao, H.J. Cooley, and R.H. Walter The isolation and characterization of a water extract of konjac flour gum Carbohydrate Polymers 20 1993 35 41
13. J. Keithley, and B. Swanson Glucomannan and obesity: A critical review Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 11 2005 30 34
14. K. Kohyama, H. Iida, and K. Nishinari A mixed system composed of different molecular weights konjac glucomannan and kappa-carrageenan: Large deformation and dynamic viscoelastic study Food Hydrocolloids 7 1993 213 226
15. B. Li, J. Xia, Y. Wang, and B.J. Xie Grain-size effect on the structure and antiobesity activity of konjac flour Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry 53 2005 7404 7407
16. H. Lindsay A colorimetric estimation of reducing sugars in potatoes with 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid Potato Research 16 1973 176 179
17. Liu, P. Y., Zhang, S. L., Zhu, G. H., Chen, Y., Ouyang, H. X., & Han, M. (2002). Professional standard for the classification, requirements and test methods of konjac flour; Technical Report NY/T 494 [online]. Sichuan: Chinese Ministry of Agriculture. http://www.konjacfoods.com/pdf/NY494-cn.pdf Accessed 4.07.11.
18. M. Maeda, H. Shimahara, and N. Sugiyama Detailed examination of the branched structure of konjac glucomannan Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 44 1980 245 252
19. K. Maekaji The mechanism of gelation of konjac mannan Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 38 1974 315 321
20. K. Maekaji Determination of acidic component of konjac mannan Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 42 1978 177 178
21. G.L Miller Use of dinitrosalicylic acid reagent for determination of reducing sugar Analytical Chemistry 31 1959 426 428
22. E. Miyoshi, and K. Nishinari Rheological and thermal properties near the sol-gel transition of gellan gum aqueous solutions Progress in Colloid and Polymers Science 114 1999 68 82
23. S. Ogasawara, H. Yamazaki, and W. Nunomura Electrophoresis on konjac mannan gel Seibutsu Butsuri Kagaku 31 1987 155 158 (in Japanese)
24. J. Parry Konjac glucomannan A. Imeson, Food stabilisers, thickeners and gelling agents 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Singapore 198 215
25. I. Ratcliffe, P.A. Williams, C. Viebke, and J. Meadows Physicochemical characterization of konjac glucomannan Biomacromolecules 6 2005 1977 1986
26. A.K. Saha, and C.F. Brewer Determination of the concentrations of oligosaccharides, complex type carbohydrates, and glycoproteins using the phenol-sulfuric acid method Carbohydrate Research 254 1994 157 167
27. H. Shimahara, H. Suzuki, N. Sugiyama, and K. Nishizawa Isolation and characterization of oligosaccharides from an enzymic hydrolysate of konjac glucomannan Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 39 1975 293 299
28. N. Sugiyama, H. Shimahara, and T. Andoh Studies on mannan and related compounds. I. The purification of konjac mannan Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan 45 1972 561 563
29. S. Takigami Konjac mannan G.O. Phillips, P.A. Williams, Handbook of hydrocolloids 2000 CRC Press FL 413 424
30. K.K. Tekinsen, and A. Guner Chemical composition and physicochemical properties of tubera salep produced from some Orchidaceae species Food Chemistry 121 2010 468 471
31. U.S. Food Chemicals Codex Food and Nutrition Board 5th ed. Food chemicals codex 2003 National Academy of Sciences WA, U.S. pp. 238-239
32. C.A.R. Vasques, S. Rossetto, G. Halmenschlager, R. Linden, E. Heckler, and M.S.P. Fernandez Evaluation of the pharmacotherapeutic efficacy of Garcia cambogia plus Amorphophallus konjac for the treatment of obesity Phytotheraphy Research 22 2008 1135 1140
33. V. Vuksan, J.L. Sievenpiper, R. Owen, J.A. Swilley, P. SpadaforaA, and D.J.A. Jenkins Beneficial effects of viscous dietery fiber from konjac-mannan in subjects with the insulin resistance syndrome Diabetes Care 23 2000 9 14
34. V. Vuksan, J.L. Sievenpiper, Z. Xu, E.Y.Y. Wong, A.L. Jenkins, and U.B. Zdravkovic Konjac-mannan and American ginsing: emerging alternative therapies for type 2 diabetes mellitus Journal of the American College of Nutrition 20 2001 370S 380S
35. X. Wang, Y. Yuan, K. Wang, D. Zhang, Z. Yang, and P. Xu Deproteinization of gellan gum produced by Sphingomonas paucimobilis ATCC 31461 Journal of Biotechnology 128 2007 403 407
36. R.H.W. Wientjes, M.H.G. Duits, R.J.J. Jongschaap, and J. Mellema Linear rheology of guar gum solutions Macromolecules 33 2000 9594 9605
37. WIPO. (1993). Clarified konjac glucomannan [online]. Geneva, Switzerland: World Intellectual Property Organization. Accessed 11.07.11.
38. A.J. Wootton, M. Luker-Brown, R.J. Westcott, and P.S.J. Cheetham The extraction of a glucomannan polysaccharide from konjac corms (Elephant Yam, Amorphophallus rivierii) Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 61 1993 429 433
39. Y.J. Wu, W.N. Meng, J.T. Chai, and J.F. Wang Extraction of glucommanan from Amorphophallus konjac Science and Technology of Food Industry 23 2002 41 43 (in Chinese)
40. C. Xiao, Y. Lu, and L. Zhang Preparation and physical properties of konjac glucomannan-polyacrylamide blend films Journal of Applied Polymer Science 81 2001 882 888
41. H. Yu, Y. Huang, H. Ying, and C. Xiao Preparation and characterization of a quaternary ammonium derivative of konjac glucomannan Carbohydrate Polymers 69 2007 29 40
42. H. Zhang, M. Yoshimura, K. Nishinari, M.A.K. Williams, T.J. Foster, and I.T. Norton Gelation behaviour of konjac glucomannan with different molecular weights Biopolymers 59 2001 38 50
43. Y.Q. Zhang, B.J. Xie, and X. Gan Advance in the applications of konjac glucomannan and its derivatives Carbohydrate Polymers 60 2005 27 31