Identification of natural gum extracted from Okra Fruits

Abstract

Background: Gums and mucilage's are highly viscous in nature. its valuable utility of versatile uses for pharmaceutical formulations and value addition of the medicinal plants is very much essential for commercial exploitation as well as the medicinal value of the raw drugs.Objective: Gum was extracted and purified from locally cultivated Okra fruit in Iraq and identifiedusing several analytical methods, like, thin layer chromatography (TLC), X-ray diffraction spectrometry (XRD), differential thermal analysis (DTA) and spectrophotometrically analysis, like, FTIR, proton NMR, and carbon -13 NMR. Results: Results obtained from analytical analysis were as follow: TLC appeared clearly that Gum consist of polysaccharide, while XRD pattern of Gum indicate a complex amorphous nature, thermo gravimetric analysis suggested that gum has good thermal stability.In other hand spectrophotometrically analysis result gives the following information's: FT-IR gives the major functional groups includes, 3441cm-1(-OH), 1632 cm-1 (-COO-), 1414 cm-1 (-COO-), and 1219 cm- 1(-CH3CO). Proton –NMR and Carbon-13-NMR indicate the presence of polysaccharide and sugar.Conclusion:The present paper reviews about how to obtain the purified Okra fruit Gum and it isproperties to utilize in various developments.