INTRODUCTION Arenga saccharifera Labill. is a well known sugar palm in the humid tropics. Its generic name is derived from the Javanese word for sugar palm (Arenga). Its specific name, from Latin saccharum and Greek saccharon, also comes from sanskrit sarkara, which mean sugar. The plant belongs to the subfamily Aracoidae, tribe Caryotae of the Palmae family. It is an uncultivated plant Physicochemical Characterization of Galactomannan from Sugar Palm (Arenga saccharifera Labill.) Endosperm at Different Stages of Nut Maturity A water-soluble polysaccharide was extracted from the endosperm of nuts of Arenga saccharifera Labill. at different stages (young, 8–12 mo old; mid mature, 16–18 mo old; and mature, 22–24 mo old) of maturity. The polysaccharide was extracted with water, precipitated with 95% ethanol and further purified with Fehling solution and then freeze dried. The Arenga gum samples were white and powder-like after drying; insoluble in organic solvents, slightly soluble in inorganic solvents, and soluble in hot and cold water. Specific rotation values [α]D 27 of +32.97, +39.53 and +35.93 were obtained for the purified gum samples, young, mid mature and mature, respectively, before inversion; corresponding [α]D 27 values after inversion were -35.58, -41.70, and -41.03. The specific gravity of all gum isolates at different stages of nut maturity and those of commercial gums were not significantly different and was equal to the density of water at standard room temperature (25° C). The water-holding capacity of the three gum isolates — 42.55%, 47.00%, and 47.28%, respectively, were not significantly different from the value for gum ghatti. The gelatinization temperature of the gum isolates were the same (30–70° C). Viscosity of the gum isolates increased with concentration and maturity. Total sugar and soluble protein slightly increased with maturity while total reducing sugar remained the same upon maturity. The Arenga gums had high molecular weights of >2M daltons. Analysis by gas chromatography showed that the gum was composed of mannose and galactose and can, therefore, be correctly termed as galactomannan. The mannose:galactose (M/G) ratio of the Arenga galactomannan increased with maturity (2:1, 3:1 and 5:1) for the young, mid mature, and mature samples, respectively. that grows in primary and secondary growth forests and in abandoned lands at low and medium altitudes in the Philippines. Kaong, as Arenga is known in the Philippines, is used as a source of sugar, wine, vinegar, and kulang- kaleng. The cooked endosperm of young sugar palm fruits, about 12–18 mo old, are used as ingredients in fruit mixes and desserts. However, there are no reported uses for the older nuts (>18 mo). High value products such as gums can be extracted from the Arenga endosperm since it has gelatinous texture. Gums obtained from plants are Philippine Journal of Science 135 (1): 19-30, June 2006 ISSN 0031 - 7683 19 Mary Ann O. Torio * , Joydee Saez and Florinia E. Merca Key Words: Arenga saccharifera, galactomannan, gums, physicochemical characteristics *Corresponding author: [email protected]Institute of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna
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IntroductIonArenga sacchariferaLabill.isawellknownsugarpalminthehumidtropics.ItsgenericnameisderivedfromtheJavanesewordforsugarpalm(Arenga).Itsspecificname, from Latin saccharum and Greek saccharon,alsocomesfromsanskritsarkara,whichmeansugar.the plant belongs to the subfamilyAracoidae, tribecaryotaeofthePalmaefamily.Itisanuncultivatedplant
Physicochemical Characterization of Galactomannan from Sugar Palm (Arenga saccharifera Labill.) Endosperm
at Different Stages of Nut Maturity
A water-soluble polysaccharide was extracted from the endosperm of nuts of Arenga saccharifera Labill. at different stages (young, 8–12 mo old; mid mature, 16–18 mo old; and mature, 22–24 mo old) of maturity. The polysaccharide was extracted with water, precipitated with 95% ethanol and further purified with Fehling solution and then freeze dried. The Arenga gum samples were white and powder-like after drying; insoluble in organic solvents, slightly soluble in inorganic solvents, and soluble in hot and cold water. Specific rotation values [α]D27 of +32.97, +39.53 and +35.93 were obtained for the purified gum samples, young, mid mature and mature, respectively, before inversion; corresponding [α]D27 values after inversion were -35.58, -41.70, and -41.03. The specific gravity of all gum isolates at different stages of nut maturity and those of commercial gums were not significantly different and was equal to the density of water at standard room temperature (25° C). The water-holding capacity of the three gum isolates — 42.55%, 47.00%, and 47.28%, respectively, were not significantly different from the value for gum ghatti. The gelatinization temperature of the gum isolates were the same (30–70° C). Viscosity of the gum isolates increased with concentration and maturity. Total sugar and soluble protein slightly increased with maturity while total reducing sugar remained the same upon maturity. The Arenga gums had high molecular weights of >2M daltons. Analysis by gas chromatography showed that the gum was composed of mannose and galactose and can, therefore, be correctly termed as galactomannan. The mannose:galactose (M/G) ratio of the Arenga galactomannan increased with maturity (2:1, 3:1 and 5:1) for the young, mid mature, and mature samples, respectively.
thatgrowsinprimaryandsecondarygrowthforestsandinabandonedlandsatlowandmediumaltitudesinthePhilippines.Kaong,asArengaisknowninthePhilippines,isusedasasourceofsugar,wine,vinegar,andkulang-kaleng.the cooked endosperm of young sugar palmfruits,about12–18moold,areusedasingredientsinfruitmixesanddesserts.However,therearenoreportedusesfortheoldernuts(>18mo).HighvalueproductssuchasgumscanbeextractedfromtheArengaendospermsinceithasgelatinoustexture.Gumsobtainedfromplantsare
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solidsthatconsistofmixturesofpolysaccharides,whichareeitherwater-solubleorabsorbswaterandswellsuptoformagelorjellywhenaddedtowater.Insolubleinoils or organic solvents, gums are often complex andon hydrolysis yield simple sugars such as arabinose,galactose,mannose,andglucuronicacid.
the immature unripe gelatinous endosperm ofArenga sacchariferahasbeenshowntocontainagumcomposed mainly of water-soluble polysaccharidegalactomannans that consists of repeating mannose(M) (linked β1→4) and galactose (G) (linked α1→6)unitwith2:1M/Gratio(Kooiman1971).nootherwork on Arenga galactomannan has been reported.Galactomannansarereservedpolysaccharidesofplantsthatformhighlyviscoussubstancescommonlyknownasgums.Gumsareeitherhydrophobicorhydrophilichighmolecularweightmoleculeswithcolloidalproperties.they produce gels in appropriate solvent or swellingagentsandformhighlyviscoussolutionwithlowdrysubstancecontent(WhistlerandBeMiller1958).theyalsoformstablesolutions,andhavetheabilitytoformgelatveryhightemperature.theyhavesomeimportantproperties such as strong water-binding capacity andstability in solution which is a characteristic of atexturalmodifyingagentfordifferenttypesofproducts.duetoitscolloidalproperties,theterm“gum”isalsoreferred to as hydrocolloid (Meer 1977).there is aninterplaybetweenviscosityandgellingcharacteristicsof any specific gum, and these factors must be takeninto consideration when gums are used. commercialgums such as gum arabic, gum ghatti, gum karaya,gum tragacanth, locust bean gum, and guar gum arewellknownduetotheirwideapplicationsinindustries,especiallyinfoodindustry,pharmaceuticals,cosmetics,paperproducts,paintsandplasters,welldrilling,miningandexplosives,andfirefighting.
this study aimed to isolate and purify thegalactomannnans from the endosperm of Arenga sacchariferanutsatdifferentstagesofmaturity.thephysicochemicalpropertiesandchemicalcompositionof Arenga galactomannans or gums were alsodeterminedandcomparedwiththoseofcommerciallyavailablegums.
MAtErIALSAndMEtHodSSample Collection. Samples of the nuts of Arenga saccharifera Labill. at 3 different stages of maturitywerecollectedatBarangayBalagbag,cuenca,Batangas.Maturityofthefruitswasdeterminedbytaggingthenutsfrompollinationandbyconsideringthehardnessoftheendosperm.
Sample Preparation.Aftercollection,theendospermwas gathered by dividing the nut into halves and theendospermwastakenoutwithasmallknife.thecollectedendosperms were kept in a refrigerator at 2–4° cforatmost 24 h prior to isolation and purification.
Chemical Analysis.Moisturecontent,ash,crudefat,crudeprotein,crudefiber,andnitrogenfreeextract(totalcarbohydrate)weredeterminedusingstandardproceduresset by theAssociation of officialAnalytical chemists(AoAc1995).
Extraction and Isolation of the gum. Extractionandisolationofthewater-solublepolysaccharidesfromendospermofsugarpalmweredoneusingtheprocedureofKooiman (1971).theendosperm(~170g)of sugarpalmatdifferentstagesofmaturitywassuspendedin500mLdistilledwaterfor3dat0°candwashomogenizedusing a blender.the viscous mass was further stirredusingamagneticstirrerovernightatroomtemperatureandcentrifugedatx9000gat0° c.theclearsupernatantliquidwasseparatedfromtheresidueandanequalamountof95%ethanolwasaddedtothesupernatantliquidwithcontinuousstirring.theresultingwhiteprecipitatewasallowed to settle and separated by decantation. theprecipitatewaswashedwithethanolandfreezedried.
topurifythegum,thedriedgumwasredissolvedindistilledwaterwithcontinuousstirringuntilcompletelydissolved. Fehling’s solution was added to the gumsolutionresultingintheformationoflightblueprecipitate.the precipitate was separated by decantation, washedandsuspendedwithdistilledwaterand2Mhydrochloricacidsolution.theresultingmixturewasstirredandanequalamountof95%ethanolwasadded to regeneratethegum.thegumextractwaswashedagainwithethanolandfreezedried.
Qualitative Analysis of the Gum
SolubilitytestofGumExtractsFifty(50)mLeachofvariousorganicsolvents(petroleumether,acetone,chloroform,benzene,methanol,ethanol,isopropanol, and butanol) and inorganic solvents (5%Hcl,5%H2So4, 5%H3Po4, 5%naoH,5%naHco3,1Mand0.1Mnacl)wereaddedto0.50gofthedried
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purifiedgumextract.Solubilityofthegumextractwasalso determined using hot (80–90°c) and cold water(10–15°c). dissolution of the samples in test solventswasobserved.
determinationofSpecificrotationofGums(dawberetal.1966)Eachgumsample(0.05gram)wasdissolvedin100mLwater.thegumsolutionswerefilteredandequilibratedin27° cconstanttemperaturebath.opticalrotationsweredeterminedbeforeadditionofHcl.twentyfive(25)mLof 4 N HCl was mixed with an equal volume of the gum solutionandequilibratedin27° cconstanttemperaturebath.opticalrotationswereobservedevery15minforthefirsthourofdetermination.Inversionofsugarspresentinthegumsolutionswasdeterminedafterstandingin27° cwaterbathfor2dwithopticalreadingsmadedaily.
SpecificGravitySpecific gravity of the gum isolates was determinedfollowingtheprocedureofSkoogandWest(1963)usingstandardizedpycnometer.
A dried and clean pycnometer was filled with 1%gumsolutionthatwaspreviouslyequilibratedat20°ctotheindicatedlevel,cappedandplacedin25° cconstanttemperaturebathfor30min.Afterwards,thepycnometerwasdriedandweighed.Specificgravityofthesolutionwasobtainedbydividingtheweightofthegumsolutionbytheweightofwaterat25° cdeterminedpreviously.
Water-Holdingcapacity(Jaurigue1981)thegum(0.5g)wasdissolvedin30mLwaterandstoredovernight at 2–4° c.thesolutionwasthencentrifugedfor30minatx2000gat30° c.thesupernatantwasdrained
ViscosityandGelatinizationtemperature(Stoloff1958)Four (4) different concentrations (0.5, 0.75, 1.0, and 2%) of gum solutions were prepared by heating andcontinuous stirring using a magnetic stirrer until thesolutiongelatinized.thegelatinizationtemperaturewasrecorded.theactualviscosityofthegelwasmeasuredat 30° c at 2.5 rpm by aWell Brookfield cone/PlateMicroviscometer model rVt.the viscometer readingincentipoisewasmultipliedbyafactorequivalenttothespindlenumberthathasbeenused.
Chemical Properties
totalSugartotal sugar content was determined according to theprocedure of dubois et al. (1956). Each gum sample(0.005 g) was dissolved in 100 mL distilled water.one(1)mLof5%phenolsolutionwasaddedto1mLgum solution in acid-washed test tube. Five (5) mLconcentratedH2So4(reagentgrade98.5%withspecificgravity of 1.84) was directly and rapidly added to the test tubes.thesolutionwasallowedtostandfor10minandwas shaken. Absorbance of the solution was read at 490 nmusingaBioradModel3550uVmicroplatereader.
totalSolubleProtein(Lowryetal.1951)one1%(w/v)solutionofeachgumsamplewasprepared.Five (5) mL of freshly prepared reducing agent was
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added to 0.5 mL of gum solution and immediatelymixedusingvortexmixer.Folin reagent (0.5mL)wasadded to the solution after standing for 10 min.Aftermixing, the solution was allowed to stand for 30 min,anditsabsorbancewasmeasuredat660nminauV-Visspectrophotometer.
Standard BSA solution ranging from 110 to 210µg/mLwaspreparedintriplicateandtreatedinthesamewayasthesample.Blankwasalsopreparedusingdistilledwater.
Monosaccharidecompositionthe monosaccharide composition of the gum isolatesat different stages of maturity was determined by gaschromatographyasalditolacetatesusingthemethodofBlakeneyetal.(1983).
Samples were digested in 72% H2So4 and furtherhydrolyzed in 6M H2So4. the hydrolysates wereneutralized with nH3 and reduced with naBH4. thereduced sugars were acetylated with acetic anhydrideandthealditolacetatederivativeswereanalyzedbygaschromatography.
the monosaccharides were identified based onthe retention timesof the individual standards such asrhamnose, arabinose, xylose, mannose, glucose, andgalactose,whichwerereducedandacetylatedunderthesameconditionsasthesamples.Mixedstandards(2mgeach)werealsopreparedtoquantifytheamountofsugarsinthesamplewithmyo-inositolasinternalstandard.
Physical Characterization
MolecularWeightdeterminationGelfiltrationusingaSephadexG-200columnwasusedformolecularweightdetermination.thepolysaccharidesusedasstandardswerebluedextran(2000Kda),gumtragacanth (840 KDa), gum arabic (580 KDa), and guar gum(220Kda).
two (2) mL of 1% solution of each sample (gumisolates and standards) were eluted in the column (30cmx2.5cm)ataflowrateof0.5mL/min.theelutionprofilewasfollowedbydeterminingthetotalsugarineachfractioncollectedfromgelchromatography.
degreeofBranching(Whistler1973)Gum isolates (200 mg) were dissolved in a 50-mLvolumetric flask containing 25 mL co2-free distilledwater.ten(10)mLof0.3MnaIo4andsufficientco2-freedistilledwaterwasaddedtotheresultingsolutiontobringthevolumeto50mL.Ablankwasalsoprepared
About 10 mL aliquots were removed from bothblank and sample at 1, 4, 8, and 24 h after initiation of thereaction.toeachaliquotwasadded0.5mLethyleneglycol. the samples were incubated for 10 min afterwhich2dropsof 1%phenolphthaleinwas added.thesampleswerethentitratedwithstandardizedco2-free5mMnaoHsolution.
Proximate composition of Arenga endospermsProximate analyses show that the endosperm of sugarpalm nuts at 8–12, 16–18, and 22–24 mo old, respectively, contained 90.23–92.28% water, 1.57–3.11% protein,3.42–4.09% carbohydrates, 1.59–2.50 crude fiber, and 0.27–0.67crudefat(table1).
Table 1. Proximate analysis (dry basis) of endosperms of Arenga sacchariferaLabill.atdifferentstagesofnutmaturity
the samples at 8–12 and 16–18 mo old were notsignificantlydifferentintermsofmoisture,crudeprotein,crudefiber,andcarbohydrateswhilesamplesat16–18and22–24 mo old were not significantly different in terms of ash and crude fiber. crude fat content significantlyincreased during maturation of the nut. Significantincreases in crude protein and carbohydrate contentsof the endosperm of the maturing nut were observed,while moisture and crude fiber contents significantlydecreased.
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Isolation of gums from sugar palm endospermtheendospermsofsugarpalm(A. saccharifera)nutsdifferedintextureandweightastheymatured(table2).theyoungsugarpalmnutendosperm(8–12moold)wastransparent,verysoftand,lightestwithanaverageweightof0.82g/nut(Figure1).the16–18mooldnuthaswhiteendosperm,hardcenter,andwasheavierwithanaverageweightof1.35g/nut.The 22–24 mo old mature nut has white hard endosperm and washeaviestat2.50g/nut.thedifferentsamplescanthusbedescribedasyoungforthe8–12moold,midmatureforthe16–18 mo old, and mature for the 22–24 mo old nuts.
thepurifiedgumatdifferentstagesofnutmaturityischaracterizedbywhite,thread-likeprecipitate,whichupondryingproducedapowder-likesubstance(Figure2).themost mature sample (22–24 mo old) has the highest gum contentwith3.72%,followedbythemid-maturesample(16–18 mo old) with 2.71%, and the youngest sample(8–12moold)with1.27%.
HotH2o +/- +/- +/- + +/-1Variousorganicsolvents(petroleumether,acetone,chloroform,benzene,methanol,ethanol,isopropanolandbutanol),inorganicsolvents(5%Hcl,5%H2So4,5%H3Po4,5%naoH,5%naHco3,1Mand0.1Mnacl),andhotandcoldwaterwereaddedtothedriedpurifiedgumextract.dissolutionofsamplesintestsolventswasobserved.2Similarresultswereobtainedforthethreesamples,young(8–12moold),mid-mature (16–18 mo old) and mature (22–24 mo old).3organicsolvents:petroleumether,acetone,chloroform,benzene,methanol,ethanol,isopropanolandbutanol.Legend:+,soluble;+/-,partiallysoluble;-,insoluble
the gum isolates and the commercial gums gavepositiveresultsusingtheBenedict’stest.thisconfirmsthepresenceofreducingsugarintheirstructurethatisusefulinverificationofthegum’sstructure.
thedifferentgumisolatesandcommercialgumswerealsopositivetotheninhydrintestindicatingthatthesamplesalso containedproteins.theseproteins likely are fromcytoplasmicproteins,whichco-precipitatedduringisolationandpurificationof theguminaddition to intrinsicwallprotein.theproteincanalsobelinkedtogalactomannanchainindicatingthatthegummayalsobeaglycoprotein(tizardetal.1989;ValentineandSalyers1992).
Physicochemical characteristicstheArengagumisolatesaswellastheothergumstestedwere found to be optically active (Table 4). Optical rotationofguargumbeforeinversionwaslowest,whilethatofthemid-mature(sampleB)Arengawasthehighest.Afterinversion,gumtragacanthhasthelowestwhereasguar gum has the highest. Before inversion, the gumsweredextrorotatory.AfteradditionofHcl,theybecamelevorotatory.thechangeinopticalrotationofthegumsolutionssuggeststhatthesugarsunderwentmutarotationandindicatesthattheycanbedigestedoracteduponbyenzymes in thehumanbody if theycouldformthed-enantiomers,thustheyaresafeasfoodadditives.AdditionofHclorpartialacidhydrolysiscouldhavecleavedthegalactosesidechainsthatisα-linkedalongthemannanchain.thealpha(α)linkagewaseasilycleavedbecausetheβ-linkage has relatively greater stability (MorrisonandBoyd1987).
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the specificgravityofguargum,gum tragacanth,gum arabic, and gum ghatti from literature were 0.9,1.384, 1.487, and 1.08, respectively (Neukom 1989), whichwerealmostthesamewiththeexperimentalvaluesforcommerciallyavailablegums(1.0065forguargumand gum tragacanth, and 1.0045 for gum ghatti and gum arabic).thedifferencesinvalues(rangedfrom1.0035to1.0065)werenotsignificantbetweenthegumsamples(Table 4) since specific gravity is a constant that varies slightlyforanygivenkindofcarbohydrates.Itisoflittlevalueindeterminingthepurityofthesampleanditcanonlybeusedinthecharacterizationofagivensample.
Water-holdingcapacityistheabilityofthegumtoholdwaterandisequaltothemoisturecontentofthegumafterequilibriumhasbeenestablishedunderagivencondition.thewater-holdingcapacityofthegumisolatesincreased with nut maturity from 42.55% to 47.28%, with more mature samples (16–18 mo old and 22–24 mo old)beingsignificantlydifferentfromtheyoungsample(8–12moold).However,theA. sacchariferagumhadabout50%lowercapacitytoholdwatercomparedtoguargumbuthadaboutseven(7)timesgreatercapacitytoholdwaterthangumArabic.Itswaterholdingcapacityisalsocomparabletothatofgumghatti,whichisalsoa galactomannan (Hirst and Jones 1948; Tischer et al. 2002).thewaterbindingcapacityofgumsdoesnotonlydependonthefunctionalgroupofcarbohydratesthatarehydrophilicbutalsototheproteinspresentinthegumssincetheyalsocontainfunctionalgroupsthatareabletobindwithwatermolecules(Jaurigue1981).
Gelatinizationtemperatureisarangeoftemperaturewithinwhichagumstartstoswellirreversiblyinhotwateruntilthesolvent(liquid)hasbeenabsorbedduetoswellingofthegumandfinallybecomesimmobilized(Glicksman1969). Table 4 shows the gelatinization temperatures of Arenga gum isolates and some commercial gums.the3Arengagums(at2%solution)hadgelatinizationtemperature from 30–70° c and formed gels at roomtemperature. Similarly, the commercial samples (2%solution)except forgumarabicalsohadgelatinizationtemperaturestartingat30° cupto60to65° cand,thus,also formed gel at room temperature. Gelatinizationtemperature is influenced by the structure of gumsas well as its solubility behavior. the formation ofviscoussolutionsofvariousgumsamplesevenatroomtemperaturecouldbeduetothedegreeofbranchingandmonomerunitsthatmakeupthesegums(Stoloff1958).Gumarabicistotallysolubleorisnotviscousevenupto2%concentrationofgumsolutionduetosomeneutralsaltspresentinitsstructurewhicharehighlysoluble(Meer1977). This gum can form viscous solution at 40–50% concentration.
Viscosityvaluesofgum isolates,gum tragacanth,gum Arabic, and gum ghatti at 0.5% and 0.75%concentration of gum solution are not statisticallysignificantfromeachother,withtheexceptionofguargum (Table 4). Viscosity values at 1% concentration showsthatArengagumfromthemostmaturenutsample,gum ghatti, and gum tragacanth are not significantlydifferentfromeachother,whiletheviscosityvalueofsampleA is not significantlydifferent to gumarabic.Guargumhadthehighestviscosityamongthesamples.therewasnosignificantdifferenceinviscositybetweenandamongthe3Arengasamplesat2%concentration.However,thevaluesaresignificantlydifferentfromtheothergumsamples,withguargumasthehighestandgumarabicthelowest.Itcanbeobservedthatviscosityof the gum isolates increases with concentration anduponmaturity.
thephysicochemicalpropertiesofthegumsuchasspecific gravity, water-holding capacity or hydration,andviscosity canbeattributed to thegum’s structuresuchas the typeandnumberofmonosaccharidesandtheirconfigurationand the type,numberand locationof the linkedgroup (Kuntz1999).Specificgravityofthe solution is nearly equal to 1 which is the densityof water that controls the distribution of particles inthe solution (Kuntz 1999). thus, addition of othersubstances to thegumsolutioncanbeaccommodatedandmayalterthecharacteristicbyimprovingthetextureofaddedmaterial.Viscosityandwater-bindingcapacityplay important roles in food processing. Gums withhighwater-bindingcapacityareusedasfoodadditivesthatcaninfluenceprocessingconditionssuchaswaterretention, reductionofevaporation rates,alterationoffreezingrates,andmodificationoficecrystalsformationasinthemanufactureoficecream.Gumsareusedtoimprove texture by modifying ice crystals and waterretention. In the preparation of soups and sauces,gums are used to improve body and its consistency.the presence of several —oH groups in guar gumcreatesanintermolecularinteractionwithneighboringhydrocolloids,which leads to the increasingviscosityof the solution. these properties are attributes of agoodcoatingagentfortextileandpaperduetostronggumabsorptionpower(WhistlerandBeMiller1958).thesepropertiesarealsoresponsibleinsuspendingandstabilizingfoodsystem.
Lowgelatinizationtemperatureofgumisusefulforproductsthatdonotrequireheatingoraresensitivetohightemperatureortextureimprovement.Asconcentrationof gum solution increases, heating time is prolongedforgelatinizationtooccur.However,prolongedheatingat high temperature leads to degradation of gums
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(Goldstein andAlter 1959). Formation of gel is animportantcharacteristicofhydrocolloidsinfoodindustrysuchastextureimprovementandstabilizationoffoodproducts.
Chemical propertiesPercent totalsugarcontentof thegumisolatesslightlyincreased with increasing maturity of the nut: young(8–12 mo old), 59.6%; mid mature (16–18 mo old),
Table 5.chemicalpropertiesof thedifferentgum isolates and somecommerciallyavailablegums
65.6%; and mature (22–24 mo old), 68.6%, and were significantlydifferentfromcommercialgumsexceptforgumArabic (table5).Guargumhad thehighest totalsugars (98.2%) followed by gum tragacanth (88.4%), gum ghatti(85.2%),whilegumarabichadthelowestpercentsugar (70.4%).
thepercentreducingsugarofgumisolates(young,3.69%; mid mature, 3.87%; and mature, 3.94%) did not change significantly with maturity (table 5). Forcommercial gums, gum ghatti (1.43%) had the lowest reducing sugar while gum tragacanth (3.79%) had thehighest but was not significantly different from gumisolates.
ProteincontentofArengagumsrangedfrom1.36to2.11%, lower than the 3.69% and 4.38% of guar gum and gumtragacanth,respectively,andsimilartothe1.03%and 1.64% of gum Arabic and gum ghatti.
Elution profile of the mixed standard containingrhamnose,arabinose,xylose,mannose,galactose,glucose,andmyo-inositolisshowninFigure3.retentiontimesof individual standards are 3.734 (rhamnose), 4.561 (arabinose), 5.394 (xylose), 9.672 (mannose), 10.511 (galactose),and11.257(glucose).
Monosaccharide composition of the gum isolatesatdifferentstagesofmaturityisshownintable6.All
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Figure 3. Gas chromatographic separation of the alditol acetatederivativesofamixtureofstandardsusingBP-225capillarycolumn with FIddetector. (1) rhamnose; (2)Arabinose;(3) Xylose; (4) Mannose; (5) Galactose; (6) Glucose; and (7)Myo-inositol.
gumisolatesregardlessofageshowed2peaksasshownin Figure 4 corresponding to mannose (64.08% for the young sample; 66.87% for mid mature sample; and74.08% for mature sample) and galactose (29.94% for theyoungsample;21.99%formidmaturesample;and15.04% for mature sample) and myo-inositol (internal standard).Highvaluesofpercenthydrolysisindicatethatthesamplesundergocompletehydrolysis.Mannosewasfoundtobethepredominantsugar,whichimpliesthatthe backbone of the carbohydrate is a mannan chain (1,4-linked)andgalactosemoleculesareprobablypresentassidechains(1,6-linked).theseresultsindicatethatthepolysaccharideinArengagumisgalactomannan,similar
Physical characteristicsthe 3 gum isolates of Arenga eluted starting at thevoidvolumeofSephadexG-200, indicating that theirmolecularweightsweregreaterthanorequalto2milliondaltonsandcouldconsistofmoleculesofvaryingsizes(Figure 5). Gums are reported to be high molecularweight molecules (e.g. 840 kDa for gum tragacanth, 580 kdaforgumArabic,and220kdaguargum)(WhistlerandMiller1958).
In the case of gum isolates, the water-bindingcapacity or hydration and viscosity increases uponmaturitypossiblydue to the fact thatmaturesample(22–24 month old nut) is a longer molecule and
to theobservationofKooiman (1971).themannose:galactose(MG)ratio(2:1fortheyoungsample;3:1formidmature;and5:1formature)increaseduponmaturity,which implies that thedegreeof branchingdecreasesas nuts of sugar palm matures. this also indicatesthatthegalactomannaninmorematurenutswouldbelesswater-solublethanthegalactomannaninyoungerendosperm.Inmutantandnormalcoconut,theMGratioofgalactomannanwas3atdifferentstagesofmaturity(Samonteetal.1987)theseresultsagreewiththeresultasthedegreeofbranching(seebelow).theaboveresultsalsosuggestthatgumfromolderArenganutsmayhavedifferentfoodandpharmaceuticaluses.
less substituted as indicated by results in periodateoxidation.AlthoughArenga gum isolateshadhighermolecular weight (~2,000 kda) than commerciallyavailablegumsas statedabove, theirviscosities andwater-holding capacity were lower possibly becausecommerciallyavailablegumsaremorehighlybranchedthanthegumisolates.
the degree of branching was determined byanalyzingthenumberofterminalresidues,whichareoxidizedbyperiodatetoformicacid(HcooH)whichismeasuredbytitrationwithsodiumhydroxide(naoH).the Arenga samples had 2.31%, 1.61%, and 1.13%,
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Figure 4.Gaschromatographicseparationofthealditolacetatederivativesof(a)sampleA(8-12monthsold);(b)sampleB(16-18monthsold);and (c) sample C (22-24 months old) using BP-225 capillary column with FID detector (peak 1- mannose, peak 2- galactose and peak 3-myo-inositol)
respectively, for the young, mid mature, and maturesamples,respectively(table6).
thetotalnumberofmonomerunits(averagechainlength)didnotdiffersignificantlyamongthe3samples(table6).thisisinagreementwiththeapproximatemolecular weight value and viscosity values (2%concentration)obtainedfor3gumsamples.Ingeneral,asthegumincreasedinsize,viscosityincreased,too.the degree of branching, on the other hand, had anoppositeeffectonviscosity.Whenthemolecularsizeincreased(longermolecules)withdecreaseindegreeofbranchingdecreases,viscosityalsoincreased.
results of this study showed that the variousphysicochemicalpropertiesofArengagummakesitasuitablereplacementforotherwidelyusedgumssuchasgumghattiinfood,drug,andcosmeticapplicationsprimarily as stabilizer for oil-in-water emulsion(Glicksman1969).Gumghatti isalsoused toreplacegumarabic as emulsification agent inpharmaceuticalformulations (Mantell 1947). It has been used in the preparationofdry, stable,oil-solublevitaminproductmade by combining the active ingredients with gumghattianddryingandpulverizingtheblend(dunn1959).Infoods,ghattiiseffectivelyutilizedastheemulsifierandstabilizerinmaplesyrupscontainingbutterforuseinpancakesandwaffles(topalianandElsesser1966).Also,theArengagumisolateshaveanadvantageovergumghattibecauseArengagumsarewhiteandthusdonotimpartcoloredcomponentstofood.
the health uses of Arenga gum isolates shouldbe studied because recent studies on commerciallyavailablegumsshowedbiomedical importanceasidefromfooduses.Someofthereportedbeneficialhealtheffects of gums are: anticancer and high antioxidantactivities[guargum(Gamal-Eldeenetal.2006);Gumtragacanth(Pierreficheetal.1993];GumArabic(Aliet al. 2004); probiotic properties [ guar gum (Giannini etal.2006);gumghatti(Salyersetal.1977).
thus,thefoodandhealthusesofArengagumsorgalactomannansfromtheyoungandmatureendospermsshould be studied to widen the applications of thisunderutilizedplantresource.
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