Methylation Study of Hemicelluloses of Ceiba Pentandra

Yogesh Kumar Walia  and D. K. Gupta*

Post-Graduate Department of Chemistry, Government Motilal Vigyan Mahavidyalaya, Bhopal - 462 008 (India).

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/msri/050232

ABSTRACT:

The Methylation of purified non-cellulosic polysaccharide was done by Partial and Drastic methylation. The Partial methylation of hemicelluloses was carried out using improved Haworth method and Drastic methylation by Purdic method. The completely methylated products of hemicelluloses were hydrolysed into their constituents methylated sugar components using methanolic hydrogen chloride. The RG value and Molar ratio of methylated hydrolysates also determined volumetrically as well as by paper chromatographic technique. Various data obtained from the above investigations made it possible to determine the chemical nature and structure of hemicellulose.

KEYWORDS: Non-cellulosic polysaccharide; Partial methylation; Drastic methylation and Molar ratio

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