Singh Ranjit, Priya Himani, Kumar Simmi Ranjan, Trivedi Dipika, Prasad Niranjan, Ahmad Faraz, Chengaiyan Jeevitha Gada, Haque Shafiul, Rana Sandeep Singh
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Gauria Karma, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand 825405, India.
Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, Klong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.
ACS Omega. 2024 Feb 26;9(9):9974-9990. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08198. eCollection 2024 Mar 5.
Gum ghatti, popularly known as Indian gum and obtained from , is a complex high-molecular-weight, water-soluble, and swellable nonstarch polysaccharide comprised of magnesium and calcium salts of ghattic acids and multiple monosugars. Unlike other nontimber forest produce, gums ghatti is a low-volume but high-value product. It has several applications and is widely used as food, in pharmaceuticals, and for wastewater treatment and hydrogel formation, and it has attracted a great deal of attention in the fields of energy, environmental science, and nanotechnology. Industrial applications of gum ghatti are primarily due to its excellent emulsification, stabilization, thickening, heat tolerance, pH stability, carrier, and biodegradable properties. However, utilization of gum ghatti is poorly explored and implemented due to a lack of knowledge of its production, processing, and properties. Nevertheless, there has been interest among investigators in recent times for exploring its production, processing, molecular skeleton, and functional properties. This present review focuses on production scenarios, processing aspects, structural and functional properties, and potential applications in the food, pharmaceuticals, nonfood, and other indigenous and industrial usages.
古芸香脂，俗称印度树胶，从[具体来源未给出]获得，是一种复杂的高分子量、水溶性且可膨胀的非淀粉多糖，由古芸香酸的镁盐和钙盐以及多种单糖组成。与其他非木材林产品不同，古芸香脂产量低但价值高。它有多种应用，广泛用于食品、制药、废水处理和水凝胶形成，并且在能源、环境科学和纳米技术领域引起了广泛关注。古芸香脂的工业应用主要归因于其出色的乳化、稳定、增稠、耐热、pH稳定性、载体和可生物降解特性。然而，由于对其生产、加工和特性缺乏了解，古芸香脂的利用尚未得到充分探索和应用。尽管如此，近年来研究人员对探索其生产、加工、分子骨架和功能特性产生了兴趣。本综述重点关注生产情况、加工方面、结构和功能特性以及在食品、制药、非食品以及其他本土和工业用途中的潜在应用。
