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Studies on O-acetyl-glucomannans from Amorphophallus species: Comparison of fine structure

Food Hydrocolloids, 2020
Abstract The present study mainly elucidated fine structural information of four O-acetyl-glucomannans (AcGMs) from Amorphophallus rivirei (konjac), A. albus, and two local types of A. bulbifer (wild type M and wild type B), which were named as KGM, AGM, MGM, and BGM, respectively.
Xiao-Dan Shi, Jun-Yi Yin, Steve W. Cui, Qi Wang, Xiao-Jun Huang, Shao-Ping Nie   +5 more
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Taxonomic studies of Araceae in Myanmar VI: Amorphophallus mirabilis – a new species and a new record for the genus Amorphophallus

Nordic Journal of Botany, 2023
Amorphophallus mirabilis is herein described and illustrated from Hpa‐an District, Kayin State, Myanmar. A detailed description, colour plates, phenology, and a provisional conservation status are provided. In addition, A . napalensis
Mark Arcebal K. Naive, Khant Zaw Hein, Michael Serebryanyi, Wilbert Hetterscheid   +3 more
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Molecular detection of Pectobacterium species causing soft rot of Amorphophallus konjac

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2010
Soft rot disease of Amorphophallus konjac is caused by Pectobacterium species. Infected corms are considered a primary and important source of inocula. Based on the 16S rDNA sequences of the soft rot pathogens, one pair of specific primers was designed to identify the soft rot disease by real-time PCR and the other two were used to identify the ...
Jinping Wu, Ying Diao, Yucheng Gu, Zhongli Hu   +3 more
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Food and medicinal aspects of Amorphophallus species

Amorphophallus species, a genus of plants belonging to the family Araceae, have been a vital part of traditional medicine and food systems for centuries. These plants are rich in nutrients and bioactive compounds, making them valuable for culinary and medicinal purposes. The edible parts, such as corms and tubers, provide essential nutrients, while the
Thanvi, Harsha Ashish, Majhi, Saraswati, Sunita, Kumari, Sharma, Bhagwati Prashad, Rote, Kevileto, Rout, Subhalakshmi   +5 more
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Three New Species of Amorphophallus (Araceae) from Vietnam

Aroideana : Journal of the International Aroid Society, 2019
Three new species of Amorphophallus from southern Vietnam are described. The new species are compared to their nearest relatives and similarities and differences are discussed.
Galloway, Alan, Luu, Hong Truong, Malkmus-Hussein, Bjorn, Prehsler, David, Claudel, Cyrille   +4 more
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A new species of Amorphophallus (Araceae: Thomsonieae) from Sarawak, Borneo

2004
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Ipor, I B, Tawan, C. S., Boyce, Peter C.
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[Detection of konjac glucomannan in seven Amorphophallus Blume species].

Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica, 1998
Seven Amorphophallus species were detected for konjac glucomananam (KGM). It has been found out that A. albus, A. konjac, A. yuloensis, A. xemengensis and A. dunnii are of higher contents of KGM (30%), but A. sinensis and A. yunnanensis are not as further comfirmed by TLC analysis. It follows that A. albus, A. konjac, A. yuloensis, A. xemengensis and A.
S, Li, X, Cui, X, Xie, Y, Ren, P, Zhou
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Amorphophallus shyamsalilianum, a New Species (Araceae) from Bhandara District, Maharashtra State, India

Phytotaxa, 2017
Amorphophallus shyamsalilianum is described as a new species from Bhandara district (MS), India. It differs from Amorphophallus konkanensis and A. bhandarensis by the size and shape of its tubers with long offsets, by the lengths of pedicel and peduncle as well as by the reproductive structures which also vary by the arrangement of pistillate flowers ...
JAGANNATH V. GADPAYALE, SUBHASH R. SOMKUWAR, ALKA A. CHATURVEDI   +2 more
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MORPHOLOGICAL AND GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS OF AMORPHOPHALLUS MUELLERI BLUME - A COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT KONJAC SPECIES

Acta Horticulturae, 2010
One of the most widespread species of konjac and a vital source of glucomannan, a polysaccharide used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industry is Amorphophallus muelleri Blume. A. muelleri is closely related to A. bulbifer and A. yuloensis H. Li. It can be propagated by tubers (called corms), bulbils (small bulbs formed in the leaf axils) or seed.
J. Zhao, D. Zhang, null Zhao Jianping, G. Srzednicki, C. Borompichaichartkul, S. Kanlayanarat   +5 more
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Notes on the genus Amorphophallus (Araceae) — 5. Amorphophallus konkanensis, a new species from India, and taxonomic reflections on Amorphophallus section Rhaphiophallus

1994
A new species of Amorphophallus sect. Rhaphiophallus (Schott) Engl. from SW India is described. The monophyly of and character evolution in sect. Rhaphiophallus is discussed.
Hetterscheid, W.L.A., Yadav, S.R., Patil, K.S.   +2 more
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