Composition of the coagulant polysaccharide fraction from Strychnos potatorum seeds

M Adinolfi; M M Corsaro; R Lanzetta; M Parrilli; G Folkard; W Grant; J Sutherland

doi:10.1016/0008-6215(94)00149-9

Composition of the coagulant polysaccharide fraction from Strychnos potatorum seeds

Carbohydr Res. 1994 Oct 3;263(1):103-10. doi: 10.1016/0008-6215(94)00149-9.

Authors

M Adinolfi¹, M M Corsaro, R Lanzetta, M Parrilli, G Folkard, W Grant, J Sutherland

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biologica, Università Federico II, Napoli, Italy.

PMID: 7982225
DOI: 10.1016/0008-6215(94)00149-9

Abstract

The composition of the coagulant polysaccharide fraction from Strychnos potatorum seeds is described. This fraction comprises a 1:1.7 mixture of a galactomannan and a galactan. The structure of these polysaccharides is also discussed. In addition, the coagulant properties of the polysaccharide fractions of two other Strychnos species, innocua and nux-vomica, have been assayed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carbohydrate Conformation
Carbohydrate Sequence
Chemical Fractionation
Coagulants / analysis*
Galactans / analysis*
Galactose / analogs & derivatives
Mannans / analysis*
Molecular Sequence Data
Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
Polysaccharides / analysis*
Seeds / chemistry*

Substances

Coagulants
Galactans
Mannans
Polysaccharides
galactomannan
Galactose