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TY - JOUR AU - EASTERBY, D. G. AU - JONES, J. K. N. PY - 1950 DA - 1950/04/01 TI - Composition of Linseed Mucilage JO - Nature SP - 614 EP - 614 VL - 165 IS - 4198 AB - THE study of the complex mixture obtained on hydrolysis of the polysaccharides has been facilitated by the application of the methods of partition chromatography1 to the study of carbohydrates2. Using these methods, the mucilage obtained from the sperms of linseed (Linum usitotissimum var. Redwing) by extraction with water is under investigation. This mucilage is of special interest because it has been proved that the rarely occurring hexose, L-galactose, is a constituent sugar3. Hilger4 reported the presence of xylose, glucose, arabinose, galactose, and an acidic fraction, which was later identified as an aldobionic acid consisting of D-galacturonic acid and L-rhamnose5. However, later workers have not confirmed the presence of arabinose or glucose. SN - 1476-4687 UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/165614a0 DO - 10.1038/165614a0 ID - EASTERBY1950 ER -