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Konjac root

KONJAC ROOT (Konnyaku) Amorphop-halli radix is the root of Amorphophallis konjac, Kikock, family Araceae, cultivated in Japan and China. It contains polysaccharides, mainly glucomannan, also arabinose and galactose. [Pg.59]

GUAR BEAN, Cyamopsidis semen The drug contains galactomannan with properties similar to Konjac root. [Pg.59]

Mannans have been found in some kinds of plants such as endosperms of copra and ivory palm nuts, guar beans, locust beans, coffee beans and roots of konjak Amorphophallus konjac). Most of these saccharides are used only in the food and feed processing industries. Recently, it has been reported that manno-oligosaccharides are useful as one of the best growth factors for Bifidobacterium sp. and Lactobacillus... [Pg.52]

Tubers and roots Inulin, konjac glucomannans Exudates Gum arables... [Pg.1515]

Glucomannans are also obtained from seeds or roots the structure is a random arrangement of 4)-j8-Glc-(l and ->4)- -Man-(l. The ratio Glc/Man depends on the source and varies from 1 1 in Iris bulbs to 1 5 in certain gymnosperms. Konjac glucomannan has been developed mainly in Japan for food appUcations... [Pg.6572]

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