The amino acid composition of gum exudates from Prosopis species |
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Authors: | DMW Anderson JF Howlett CGA McNab |
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Institution: | 1. Food Science Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2AE, U.K. |
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Abstract: | The amino acid compositions of the proteinaceous components of the gum exudates from Prosopis alba, P. chilensis, P. glandulosa, P. laevigata, P. torreyana and P. velutina, and for a sample of commercial gum mesquite, are presented. In agreement with data published previously for the polysaccharide components of their gums, only minor differences in composition are shown by these species. The amino acid compositions are characterized by very high proportions of hydroxyproline and by high proportions of proline and serine; these three amino acids account for 62.5% of those present in the gum from Prosopis velutina. The amino acid compositions of these Prosopis gums are remarkably similar to that established recently for the gum from Acacia senegal (gum arabic). |
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Keywords: | Leguminosae gum exudates amino acids |
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