Mucilage of Plantago ovata husk has various characteristics like binding, gelling, granulating, film former, disintegrating, suspending, and sustaining properties and could be utilized for the preparation of pharmaceutical dosage forms like tablets, suspensions, gel and for sustained drug release systems. The present paper deals with the spectrophotometric estimation of total polysaccharide con...

A neutral polysaccharide (yield 0.5%) has been extracted and isolated from the leaves of Bryophyllum pinnatum with 1% Acetic acid consisting of D-Galactose and L-arabinose in the Molar ratio of 2:4:1, Systematic chemical and spectral analysis for structural elucidation of the mucilage showed that it may be designated as "Arabinogalactan"

Roridula dentata and R. gorgonias, two South African plants that were formerly believed to be carnivorous, exhibit an extremely sticky exudate at the tips of secretory trichomes. Unlike the trapping mucilage of Droseraceae, it does not consist of acidic polysaccharides. The Roridula trapping glue was found to be a mutual solution of mainly dihydroxytriterpenoids, instead. All samples contain tw...

The Arabidopsis seed coat is composed of two layers of mucilage, a water-soluble non-adherent outer layer and an adherent inner layer. The non-adherent mucilage can easily be extracted by gentle shaking. However, adherent mucilage is extremely difficult to dissociate from the seed coat. Despite various treatments to extract the adherent mucilage, including EDTA, ammonium oxalate, dilute alkali ...

Mucilage is a dense and highly viscous substance made up of extracellular polysaccharides produced secreted by the overgrowth various aquatic species. Rising ocean temperatures, as well human-induced stressors like inadequate treatment levels overfishing, are common causes such algal blooms. By mid-2020, Sea Marmara was covered with mucilage that threatens marine life, tourism, fisheries econom...

The mucilage envelope of seeds has various functions including the provision of different ways for the dispersal of diaspores. Chemical composition and water content of the mucilage yield particular adhesive and frictional properties in the envelope that also influence the dispersal of seeds. To determine the physical properties of Plantago lanceolata seed mucilage we studied (1) composition, (...

Utilizing chemical and physicochemical techniques, the mucilage part of okra was extracted with use ultrasound, polysaccharide extract’s structural thermal characteristics were assessed. Analysis extraction yield revealed that there no discernible impact time increased a decreasing to distilled water ratio (mean 8%). Differential scanning calorimetry employed determine phase change enthalpy by ...

Pollination triggers not only embryo development but also the differentiation of the ovule integuments to form a specialized seed coat. The mucilage secretory cells of the Arabidopsis thaliana seed coat undergo a complex differentiation process in which cell growth is followed by the synthesis and secretion of pectinaceous mucilage. A number of genes have been identified affecting mucilage secr...

The mucilage obtained from cactus is commonly described as water-soluble pectin-like polysaccharide. Although few potential uses of this material have been described, it is not an industrial hydrocolloid. The objective of this study was to evaluate the rheological behavior of the polysaccharide isolated from the cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica. The polymer had a weight average molecular mass (...