| Abstract: | The pectin substances (PSs) of members of the familyLamiaceae (Labiatae) Nepeta transcaucasica (I),Ziziphora capitata (II),Rosmarinus officinalis (III), andSalvia officinalis (IV) have been isolated, purified, and characterized. It has been shown that the PSs mainly contain residues of rhamnose, arabinose, galactose, xylose, glucose, and, in small amounts, those of fucose, mannose, and ribose, and differ in their quantitative ratios. The polymer chains are constructed D-galacturonic acid residues with a predominance of 1 → 4-α-glycosidic bonds. |
