A glucomannan from Arum korolkovii
SummaryA glucomannan has been isolated from the tubers ofArum korolkovii Regel. It has been shown that the polysaccharide contains O-acetyl groups and consists mainly of (1 → 4)-β-linked aldohexopyranose units of glucose and mannose in a ratio of 1:1.6. The nonreducing ends of the glucomannan are glucose residues, and branching is localized at C2 and C3 of mannose.
Plant Mucilages. I. Isolation and Property of a Mucous Polysaccharide, “Plantasan, ” from Plantago major L. var. asiatica Seeds
An acidic polysaccharide has been isolated from the seed of Plantago major L. var. asiatica DECAISNE. The polysaccharide, named plantasan, was homogenous on gel chromatography and glass-fiber paper electrophoresis, and it was the representative mucilage of the seed. The component carbohydrates of it were D-xylose, L-arabinose, D-galacturonic acid, L-rhamnose and D-galactose, and the molar ratio of them was 15 : 3 : 4 : 2 : O. 4.
Relationships Between Food Preferences and Food Acceptance Ratings
A study was conducted to assess relationships between food preference ratings and food acceptability ratings. Acceptability ratings for each of two discriminably different samples of nine food items were obtained using the 9-point hedonic scale. Regression analysis indicated that no linear relationship existed between these ratings and either hedonic or frequency preference ratings of the foods. In addition, the range of acceptability ratings was smaller than the range of corresponding’preference ratings. Panelists’expressed preferences had no effect on their assignment of differential acceptance ratings to different samples of the items. Correlations between preference ratings of laboratory panelists and military field panelists were good, in spite of higher absolute preference ratings assigned by the laboratory panel.