The carbohydrates of Agave vera Cruz Mill.

Srinivasan, M. and Bhatia, I. S. (1953) The carbohydrates of Agave vera Cruz Mill. Biochemical Journal, 55 (2). pp. 286-289.

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Abstract

In a preliminary communication from this Laboratory, Srinivasan, Bhalerao & Subramanian (1952) reported the presence of polyfructosans in the stem of Agave vera cruz (hereinafter referred to as the agave; for description of this species, see Firminger, 1905; Duthie, 1915; Bailey, 1919). This material has since been shown by chromatographic methods to contain a number of other water-soluble carbohydrates (Bhatia, Satyanarayana & Srinivasan, 1953). The carbohydrate make-up in the stem of the agave appears, in general, to be similar to that reported by Dedonder (1950) and by Bacon & Edelman (1951) in Jerusalem artichoke. However, neither of the two polyfructosans isolated from the agave seems to be identical with inulin.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Agave vera cruz, chromatographic methods, carbohydrate
Subjects:	500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 10 Plants 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 16 Nutritive value > 01 Carbohydrates
Divisions:	Food Safety Analytical Quality Control Lab
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	14 Aug 2012 06:55
Last Modified:	14 Aug 2012 06:55
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/5942

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