Mucilaginous materials

Okra, Hibiscus escuentus L. The immature pods of okra are popular as a vegetable and okra is also used for the ability to thicken soups and stews, and for fiber and oil. Notmuch is known about okra most workers concentrate their research on the chemical composition (26-29) of the mucilaginous materials found in the pod (30) stalk, nutritional properties (31). Research has also been conducted on the developmental properties of the okra seed (32). This paper is the first report of the chemical composition of auxin conjugates in okra pods bound to nitrocellulose membrane. 

Shephard, K. L. (1989). The effects of mucus and mucilaginous materials on ion-distributions at epithelial surfaces. In Mucus and Related Topics, eds. Chantler, E. and Ratcliffe, N. A., The Company of Biologists, Cambridge, pp. 123-130. 

Decho, A.W., and Hemdl, G.J. (1995) Microbial activities and the transformation of organic matter within mucilaginous material. Sci. Total Environ. 165, 33-42. 

DNA prepared from tissue 15 with high levels secondary metabolites, mucilaginous materials, proteins, polysaccharides... 

Abu, A. R., Murphy, R. J. Dickinson, D. J. (1999). Investigation of the extracellular mucilaginous materials produced by some wood decay fungi. Mycological Research, 103, 1453-61. 

The presence of phosphomonoesterase in sheaths and mucilaginous material of cyanobacteria has been demonstrated chemically (Weckesser etaL, 1988) and by staining (Grainger et al, 1989). Phosphatases may also be released by cell lysis, but information is sparse about the extent to which such enzymes can become bound to the sheaths or mucilaginous surrounds of living cells of the same or other species. The possible interactions between enzymes external to the cyto-... 

The terpene resin exudates from the plant, as happens with other pine trees, as a result of the injuries provoked by insects, birds or men. It is a viscous liquid, composed of terpene products, which becomes hard in contact with air. The analysis of the Parana pine tree terpene resin shows moisture, 13,1% mucilaginous material, 39,7% rosin, 37,2% turpentine, 5,0% and miscellaneous, 5,7% ... 

Flaxseeds— These seeds, when ground, have long been used as the basis of various natural laxative preparations. They contain a mucilaginous material which thickens the porridge that is formed when they are cooked in water with other grains. Their bland taste makes it convenient to add them to various cereal products, where their ample supply of calcium, iron, and magnesium adds to the mineral values. 

The presence of high concentrations of waxes and mucilagenous materials in the oil makes winterization of some oils difficult, hi such cases filtration of the oil is hindered by the high viscosity of the cold oil, the lack of uniformity in crystal formation of the waxes, and the presence of mucilaginous materials which coat the wax crystals (Morrison and Robertson, 1975). Washing crude oil with emulsifiers removes waxes and the majority of PLs and helps with the subsequent winterization process. Solvent winterization from acetone or an 85/15 acetone-hexane mixture is shown to be effective in peanut and sunflower oil winterization by reducing viscosity. In addition, small amounts of diatomaceous earth addition increased the filtration rate of cold sunflower seed oil by a factor of four. 

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