Tara Gum, the New Biopolymer for Various Applications Hydrodynamic Properties

Tara Gum, the New Biopolymer for Various Applications Hydrodynamic Properties 

Laboratorio de Memhmnas, Instituto de Flsica Aplicada—CONICET, 

Area de Quimica Flsica, Departamento de Qulmica, Facultad de Qulmlca, 

Caesalpinia spinosa (Molina) Kuntze [1], commonly known as tara, is a leguminous shrub [2] native of Peru. It is cultivated as a source of tannins and is cultivated as an ornamental plant because of its colorful flowers and inflorescences. C. spinosa is in the family Fabaceae. It is distributed in the northern and central of South America. Some scientific synonyms are Caesalpinia tinctoria, Poinciana spinosa, Caesalpinia pectinata, Coulteria tinctoria, Tara tinctoria, and Caesalpinia stipulata. It is also known by various common names such as taya, tara, guarango, cuica, vinilo, vainillo, acacia amarilla, and divi divi. It contains polysaccharide derivatives of mannose (neutral mucilage). C. spinosa produces a alactomannan 

Handbook of Sustainable Polymers Processing and Applications Edited by Vijay Kumar Thakur and Manju Kumari Thakur Copyright 2016 Pan Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd. 

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