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Laboratory Experiments Illustrating Evaluation of Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides of Mung Bean (Phaseolus aureus L.) Cultivars


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1 Department of Biochemistry, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, 585106, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Biochemistry, Tumkur University, Tumkur, 572103, Karnataka, India
 

The two different laboratory experiments illustrate the evaluation of raffinose family oligosaccharides for the graduate and post graduate students. The thin layer chromatography (TLC) method is the simple and inexpensive method, while high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is the most precise and sensitive technique, useful for the both graduate and post graduate students. Raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) are important constituents of a wide variety of grain legumes and are thought to be the major producers of flatulence. Recent researches showed their beneficial effects also. Mung bean (Phaseolus aureus L.) is the principal crop from which edible bean sprouts, noodles and weaning foods are prepared. Two mung bean cultivars analyzed for oligosaccharide content by two different methods; TLC and HPLC, results were compared and discussed. These experiments are mainly intended for the students of plant biochemistry and nutrition.

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TLC, HPLC, Mung bean, RFOs
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  • Laboratory Experiments Illustrating Evaluation of Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides of Mung Bean (Phaseolus aureus L.) Cultivars

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Authors

Muhammed Tajoddin
Department of Biochemistry, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, 585106, Karnataka, India
Shinde Manohar
Department of Biochemistry, Tumkur University, Tumkur, 572103, Karnataka, India
Junna Lalitha
Department of Biochemistry, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, 585106, Karnataka, India

Abstract


The two different laboratory experiments illustrate the evaluation of raffinose family oligosaccharides for the graduate and post graduate students. The thin layer chromatography (TLC) method is the simple and inexpensive method, while high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is the most precise and sensitive technique, useful for the both graduate and post graduate students. Raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) are important constituents of a wide variety of grain legumes and are thought to be the major producers of flatulence. Recent researches showed their beneficial effects also. Mung bean (Phaseolus aureus L.) is the principal crop from which edible bean sprouts, noodles and weaning foods are prepared. Two mung bean cultivars analyzed for oligosaccharide content by two different methods; TLC and HPLC, results were compared and discussed. These experiments are mainly intended for the students of plant biochemistry and nutrition.

Keywords


TLC, HPLC, Mung bean, RFOs

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