Structural and compositional studies of potential immunomodulatory polysaccharides found in locally grown plants

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dc.contributor.advisorRavenscroft, Neilen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorTimme, Elizabethen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRamsout, Ronicaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T14:29:46Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T14:29:46Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 74-79)en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis project looked at the composition and structure of polysaccharides extracted from two locally grown plants, namely Aloe ferox and Agave americana, to evaluate them as possible sources of commercial health products. Aloe vera, a well known medicinal plant with many healing properties, contains acemannan, a highly water-soluble mannose rich glucomannan, which has demonstrated immunogenic responses in humans and animals. Aloe ferox, a locally grown species, is commercially marketed as an equivalent to Aloe vera and is being substituted in various health products. This project examined the suitability of Aloe ferox as a substitute for Aloe vera by investigating the chemical nature of the water-soluble Aloe ferox polysaccharides. Findings from composition analysis revealed that polysaccharides found in the leaves of Aloe ferox are not mannose rich and are not highly soluble in water, like their Aloe vera counterparts; but instead are more readily soluble in aqueous (NH₄)₂C₂O₄ as previously reported.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRamsout, R. (2007). <i>Structural and compositional studies of potential immunomodulatory polysaccharides found in locally grown plants</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Chemistry. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6358en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRamsout, Ronica. <i>"Structural and compositional studies of potential immunomodulatory polysaccharides found in locally grown plants."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Chemistry, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6358en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRamsout, R. 2007. Structural and compositional studies of potential immunomodulatory polysaccharides found in locally grown plants. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ramsout, Ronica AB - This project looked at the composition and structure of polysaccharides extracted from two locally grown plants, namely Aloe ferox and Agave americana, to evaluate them as possible sources of commercial health products. Aloe vera, a well known medicinal plant with many healing properties, contains acemannan, a highly water-soluble mannose rich glucomannan, which has demonstrated immunogenic responses in humans and animals. Aloe ferox, a locally grown species, is commercially marketed as an equivalent to Aloe vera and is being substituted in various health products. This project examined the suitability of Aloe ferox as a substitute for Aloe vera by investigating the chemical nature of the water-soluble Aloe ferox polysaccharides. Findings from composition analysis revealed that polysaccharides found in the leaves of Aloe ferox are not mannose rich and are not highly soluble in water, like their Aloe vera counterparts; but instead are more readily soluble in aqueous (NH₄)₂C₂O₄ as previously reported. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - Structural and compositional studies of potential immunomodulatory polysaccharides found in locally grown plants TI - Structural and compositional studies of potential immunomodulatory polysaccharides found in locally grown plants UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6358 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6358
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRamsout R. Structural and compositional studies of potential immunomodulatory polysaccharides found in locally grown plants. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Chemistry, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6358en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Chemistryen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherChemistryen_ZA
dc.titleStructural and compositional studies of potential immunomodulatory polysaccharides found in locally grown plantsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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