Effect of Magnesium and Iron on the Hydration and Hydrolysis of Guar Gum
- 11 January 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Biomacromolecules
- Vol. 7 (2), 441-445
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bm050569y
Abstract
The effect that magnesium and iron have on the hydration and hydrolysis of guar gum at pH 12 was studied as a function of viscosity. It was found that small concentrations of magnesium do not affect the dissolution ratio of guar but significantly decrease hydrolysis at high temperatures. These results suggest that Mg(OH)2 forms an adduct with the polysaccharide that prevents thermal hydrolysis of the guar. Viscosity measurements recorded in the presence of iron at pH 12 show that ferric iron inhibits hydration or dissolution of guar and may accelerate chain scission of fully hydrated guar when solutions are heated in an autoclave at 121 °C.Keywords
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