Immunological and functional properties of the exudate gum from northwestern Mexican mesquite (Prosopis spp.) in comparison with gum arabic.
Int J Biol Macromol
; 21(1-2): 29-36, 1997 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-9283013
A comparison between the fine structural features of exudate gum from mesquite (Prosopis spp.) indigenous to NW Mexico and commercial gum arabic from Acacia spp. was achieved by means of immunological techniques. Their functional properties were compared from the ability to form oil-in-water emulsions and encapsulate cold press orange peel essential oil by spray drying. Fine comparison of the antigenic compounds in both materials against polyclonal rabbit antibodies, showed that the carbohydrate-rich components with slow mobility of mesquite gum are closely related to the faster ones of gum arabic. Also, close identity was observed for the components in the proteic fraction of both gums. Similar tannin concentrations were found in both materials (approximately 0.43%) with only dark coloured samples bearing higher amounts (approximately 1.9%). Gum arabic retained nearly 100% of the quantity of orange peel essential oil emulsified in water before spray drying, while mesquite gum did so for 90.6% of the citrus oil. From these results it is believed that mesquite gum might be a suitable replacement of gum arabic in arid regions of the world were Prosopis trees have widespread occurrence.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Plantas Medicinais
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Goma Arábica
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Fabaceae
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Biol Macromol
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
Holanda