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Front Cover: Preparation and identification of oligosaccharides in lotus seeds and determination of their distribution in different parts of lotus
Author(s) -
Chen Lingxiao,
Hu Dejun,
Liang Xiao,
Zhao Jing,
Li Shaoping
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
electrophoresis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.666
H-Index - 158
eISSN - 1522-2683
pISSN - 0173-0835
DOI - 10.1002/elps.201870121
Subject(s) - lotus , lotus effect , nelumbo nucifera , biology , botany , ecology , raw material
DOI: 10.1002/elps.201700490 The cover picture shows the lotus culture and its carbohydrates profile using Chinese landscape painting. Nelumbo nucifera , also known as lotus, Indian lotus, Egyptian bean, is one of two extant species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. The seeds of lotus, which have good nutritional and health beneficial properties, are traditionally considered as medicine and food dual purposes stuff in China. Lotus flower not only has the deep meaning in Egyptology, Hinduism and Buddhism, also became the man of honour because of “Live in the silt but not imbrued”.