Opuntia dillenii (Ker-Gawl) Haw cladode mucilage: Physico-chemical,rheological and functional behavior.

Pavithra, Kalegowda and Chauhan, A. S. and Shashirekha, M. N. (2017) Opuntia dillenii (Ker-Gawl) Haw cladode mucilage: Physico-chemical,rheological and functional behavior. Carbohydrate Polymers, 157. pp. 1057-1064.

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Abstract

tThe yield of mucilage extracted from cladodes of Opuntia dillenii (Ker-Gawl) Haw in aqueous medium was6.2%. The neutral sugar comprised of arabinose (38.80%), galactose (33.00%), rhamnose (15.70%), xylose(5.10%), and glucose (5.10%). The mucilage showed pseudo plastic behavior with good swelling index(20%), water holding capacity (g water/g dry sample; 4 ± 0.10) and micrometric properties. In addition,mucilage presented intrinsic viscosity of 3.7 dL/g with average molecular weight of 1.9 × 103kDa. TheFTIR and NMR spectra of extracted mucilage showed characteristic polysaccharide nature. Further, themucilage exhibited anti-obesity property through lipase inhibition. These findings could highlight thatisolated mucilage could be exploited as an additive in food and pharmaceutical sector.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Mucilage Anti-obesity Neutral sugar Viscosity Opuntia dilleniia
Subjects:	500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 10 Plants > 06 Trees And Shrubs 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 14 Physical properties
Divisions:	Fruit and Vegetable Technology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	10 Jul 2017 06:29
Last Modified:	10 Jul 2017 06:29
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/12771

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