Forest Research: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2168-9776
ISSN: 2168-9776
Department of Forestry, Gum Arabic Research Centre, Agriculture Research Corporation, Soba, Khartoum, Sudan
Brief Report
Physicochemical Investigation of Exudates of Albizia Amara Tree from South Kordufan State-Sudan
Author(s): Elamin Elhadi Elamin Ahmed*
The aim of this study was to investigate the physico-chemical properties of Albizia Amara gum. The gum samples used
in the present study were obtained from South Kordufan State. The values obtained for the various physical and
chemical properties were: Moisture content 7.81%, soluble fibre 0.13%, fat 0.197%, ash content 3.94% and protein
5.68%. The metal ions were determined (K, Na, Ca, Mg, Cd, Co, Pb and Zn), and the values are (1198.9 mg/kg),
(22.97 mg/kg), (120.05 mg/kg), (1481.6 mg/kg), (0 mg/kg), (0.81 mg/kg), (0 mg/kg) and (0.9 mg/kg). The
determination of the polysaccharides of the gum samples showed that the proportion of rhamnose (0.5541%), the
proportion of arabinose (0.75075%), the proportion of galactose (0.65%) and the proportion of xylose and mannose
(0%). The viscosity of the solution of 10% Albizia Amara gum is 25 cps at room temp.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2168-9776.23.12.488