Kallfu and Wenutram: two Chilean flaxseed varieties with contrasting mucilage production, composition, and structure [PDF]
Seed mucilage, rich in complex polysaccharides, serves diverse functions upon hydration, including soil adhesion, dispersal, and stress protection, making it valuable for food and pharmaceutical applications.
Susana Grant-Grant +15 more
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Functional Properties and Physicochemical Characterization of Mucilage Extracted from Punica granatum L. Peels and Their Application in Pharmaceutical Suspension Preparation [PDF]
The aim of this study was the extraction, characterization, and evaluation of functional properties of mucilage extracted from Punica granatum L. peels. The isolated mucilage showed good swelling properties and emulsion capacity.
Khalida Boutemak +4 more
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Effects of Encapsulation and In Vitro Digestion on Anthocyanin Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Raspberry Juice Powder [PDF]
Microbeads of raspberry extract were produced using encapsulation matrices alginate + pea protein isolate + psyllium mucilage, alginate + pea protein isolate + psyllium mucilage + okra, and alginate + pea protein isolate + psyllium mucilage + Aloe ferox ...
Mokgaetji Johanna Mokale +2 more
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Studying Some The Functional Properties of Tamarind Tamarindus indica L. Mucilage [PDF]
The present study aimed to extract the mucilage from Tamarind Tamarindus indica L and studying some the functional properties . The values of solubility , water binding capacity and viscosity for tamarind seed mucilage were: 87.4 , 17.54 and 13.7 ...
Ahmed H. A. Al-Jobouri
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Mucilage Formation and Ecology
Mucilage formation is a very complex phenomenon involving various biological and hydrological interactions. Mucilage is formed as a result of bacterial and phytoplankton-based activities in the environment.
Ece Polat +2 more
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Production, Composition, and Ecological Function of Sweet-Basil-Seed Mucilage during Hydration
The sweet-basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) fruit/pericarp produces mucilage that engulfs the fruit and seed within minutes of hydration. Seed mucilage is produced by plant species that have adapted to arid, sandy soils.
Dongfang Zhou +2 more
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Natural mucilages are auspicious biodegradable polymeric materials. The aim of the present research work was to elucidate the characteristics of quince mucilage-based polymeric network for sustained delivery of metprolol tartrate and its toxicity ...
Sumaira +10 more
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Seed mucilage plays important roles in the adaptation of desert plants to the stressful environment. Artemisia sphaerocephala is an important pioneer plant in the Central Asian cold desert, and it produces a large quantity of seed mucilage. Seed mucilage
Dandan Hu +5 more
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Pore-Scale Distribution of Mucilage Affecting Water Repellency in the Rhizosphere
The physical properties of the rhizosphere are strongly influenced by root-exuded mucilage, and there is increasing evidence that mucilage affects the wettability of soils on drying.
P. Benard +5 more
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Anatomy, histochemistry and biochemistry of glucovanillin, oleoresin and mucilage accumulation sites in green mature vanilla pod (Vanilla planifolia; Orchidaceae): A comprehensive and critical reexamination [PDF]
Introduction. Les gousses de vanille vertes matures accumulent du 4-O-(3- méthoxy-benzaldehyde)- -D-glucoside (glucovanilline), qui, par hydrolyse à l'aide une -glucosidase endogène, libère de la vanilline, le composé d'arôme majoritaire de la vanille ...
Brillouet, Jean-Marc, Odoux, Eric
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