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Analysis of carbohydrates in the jute plant ( Corchorus capsularis )
Author(s) -
Mosihuzzaman M.,
Theander Olof,
Åman Per
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740331206
Subject(s) - retting , chemistry , lignin , cellulose , polysaccharide , sucrose , sugar , pectin , bark (sound) , food science , erythritol , botany , biochemistry , organic chemistry , biology , ecology
Jute plants ( Corchorus capsularis ) were fractionated into bark and stick. Jute fibre was produced from the bark by retting in water. Polysaccharides and lignin (estimated as Klason lignin) were the major constituents of the three jute fractions. Glucose, fructose, sucrose, six low‐molecular weight sugar alcohols (glycerol, erythritol, threitol, rhamnitol, arabinitol, and mannitol), and two inositols (myo‐inositol and scyllitol) were identified and quantified in the bark; all these compounds, except rhamnitol were also measured in the stick. Cellulose, xylans and pectins were major polysaccharide constituents in the three jute fractions. During fibre production by retting, extractives and pectic polysaccharides were solubilised or degraded, producing a fibre material enriched in cellulose and xylans.