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The morphology of the air-dried seed coat mucilage.

, 2018
A-B. Arabidopsis thaliana. A. Characteristic mucilage sheets (arrow) spread between the seed and substratum (glass); B. The mucilage surface at higher magnification with the visible cellulose threads (arrows) running parallel; C-D. Lepidium sativum.
Agnieszka Kreitschitz (5549558), Stanislav N. Gorb (344015)   +1 more
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Effect of adding mucilage from Opuntia ficus-indica and Opuntia atropes to raw milk on mesophilic aerobic bacteria and total coliforms

Nova Scientia, 2016
Raw milk is one of the most important food for human consumption, particularly for small dairy farms who produce milk either self-consumption or to sell it to local artisanal cheese makers; due to the elevate risk of contamination by pathogenic bacteria,
Rosa Elena Pérez Sánchez, Ruy Ortiz-Rodríguez, José Luis Aguilar-Barrera, Juan José Valdéz-Alarcón, Daniel Val- Arreola, Juvenal Esquivel-Córdoba, Héctor Eduardo Martínez-Flores   +6 more
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Kallfu and Wenutram: two Chilean flaxseed varieties with contrasting mucilage production, composition, and structure

Frontiers in Plant Science
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, Dayan Sanhueza, Dayan Sanhueza, Pablo Sepúlveda-Orellana, Pablo Sepúlveda-Orellana, Sebastián Zúñiga-Pozo, Sebastián Zúñiga-Pozo, J. Sebastián Contreras-Riquelme, J. Sebastián Contreras-Riquelme, J. Sebastián Contreras-Riquelme, José M. Alvarez, José M. Alvarez, José M. Alvarez, Asier Largo-Gosens, Susana Saez-Aguayo, Susana Saez-Aguayo   +15 more
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Cactus Pear Mucilage (Opuntia spp.) as a Novel Functional Biopolymer: Mucilage Extraction, Rheology and Biofilm Development

The investigation of novel, natural polymers has gained considerably more exposure for their desirable, often specific, functional properties. Multiple researchers have explored these biopolymers to determine their potential to address many food ...
Johan Van Niekerk, Gernot Osthoff, Maryna De Wit, Brandon Van Rooyen   +3 more
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Functional, rheological, and physicochemical properties of Opuntia ficus indica and Opuntia undulata mucilages

Applied Food Research
Cactus species, particularly those within the Opuntia genus, possess a polysaccharide known as mucilage, which has significant potential for various industrial applications, including water purification and food additive development.
Alejandra Rojas-Olivos, Frank Manuel León-Martínez, Delia Soto-Castro, Estefanía Robles-Franco, Osiris Álvarez-Bajo, Prisciliano Felipe de Jesús Cano-Barrita   +5 more
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Isolation and Characterization of Mucilage Obtained from Abroma augustum Leaf

, 2020
Plant Mucilage is pharmaceutically important polysaccharide with wide range of applications. There were no studies on isolation and characterization of mucilage of Abroma augustum.
Uma Sanker A, Sunitha P, Sathyanarayana N   +2 more
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Structural characterization and rheological properties of the water extracted mucilage of Basella alba and the starch/aqueous mucilage blends

, 2023
Basella alba is a succulent plant, and its stem and leaf contain significant amount of mucilage. However, researches about Basella alba mucilage are quite limited.
Lih-Shiuh Lai, Po-Yuan Hung
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Electrospun cactus mucilage nanofibers

, 2018
Novel electrospun nanofibers and nanofibrous membranes, methods of manufacturing the same, and methods of using the same are provided. The nanofibers include a cactus mucilage, such as mucilage from Opuntia ficus-indica.
Thomas, Sylvia W., Alcantar, Norma A., Pais, Yanay   +2 more
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Functional properties and bioactive compounds of Opuntia mucilage under different irrigation regimes and its use as an additive in an edible coating

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca
Nopal (Opuntia) varieties ‘Amarilla Olorosa’ ‘Cristalina’, ‘Dalia Roja’ and ‘Roja Lisa’ were subjected to three irrigation treatments: without irrigation (WI), supplementary irrigation (SI) (field capacity 0.28 m3 m-3 and 0.14 m3 m-3 permanent wilt ...
Edén A. LUNA-ZAPIÉN, Jorge A. ZEGBE, Jolanta E. MARSZALEK, Víctor M. RODRÍGUEZ-GONZÁLEZ, Erick SIERRA-CAMPOS, Juan A. ASCACIO-VALDÉS, Jorge A. MEZA-VELÁZQUEZ   +6 more
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Comparing microbial communities in mucilage and seawater samples: Metagenomic insights into mucilage formation in the Marmara Sea

Marine environments are subject to various naturally occurring phenomena, including marine snow and mucilage. In 2021, the rapid emergence of mucilage in the Marmara Sea raised concerns about its environmental impact.
Karis, Gizem, Karış, Gizem, Sarıkaya, İlknur, Hora, Mehmet, Gündoğdu, Aycan, Erdogan, Meryem Nisa, Aslan, Herdem, Sarikaya, Ilknur, Nalbantoğlu, Özkan Ufuk   +8 more
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