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Table 3 Moisture, ash, and molecular weight (Mw) of various plant gums

From: Chemical composition and molecular structure of polysaccharide-protein biopolymer from Durio zibethinusseed: extraction and purification process

Sample

Moisture %

Ash %

Soluble ash%

Mw

Acacia glomerosa gum 1

11.29

7.98

-

0.9 × 105

Corn fiber gum 2

4.0-6.6

4.0-5.9

-

-

Grewia gum 3

10.6- 18.8

6.1 -6.3

3.4 -3.8

-

Okra fruit gum 4

9.35-9.37

4.81-5.95

-

-

Baobab leaves gum 4

7.8-8.0

8.8-9.88

-

> 1.0 ×105

  1. 1 Gundidza et al. [24]; 2 Yadav et al. [22]; 3 Nep and Conway [25]; 4 Woolfe et al. [26].