Comparative study of carbohydrates in the two major species of jute (Corchorus capsularis and Corchorus olitorius

✍ Scribed by M Mosihuzzaman; Abdul Quddus; Nilufar Nahar; Olof Theander

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 320 KB
• Volume: 48
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-5142
• DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2740480306

✦ Synopsis

Unretted and retted bark and stem of Corchorus olitorius L and retted stem of C capsularis L, two species of jute, were analysed for ash, lignin, low molecular weight carbohydrates and polysaccharides. The results are compared with those from C capsularis published earlier. The unretted bark and stem of C olitorius contained less low molecular weight carbohydrates than the corresponding fiactions of C capsularis. C olitorius bark contained less cellulose and more hemicellulose than C capsularis, particularly afer retting. Xylans isolated fiom the retted jibre and stem of C olitorius were ,found to have a similar composition to those jiom C capsularis.