Extraction of water soluble beta-glucan from rice bran

Journal Title: Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 10

Abstract

Beta- glucans are dietary fibers with many health benefits that are found in cereals. Extraction of beta- glucan from rice bran was not given much attention because of the lesser amounts of beta-glucan in them. This work explains the extraction, interaction with Congo red and FTIR spectral analysis of beta-glucan isolated from rice bran and comparison of results with that of oat beta-glucan. Rice bran contained 0.03-0.08 % of water-soluble beta- glucan. Both beta-glucans showed comparable FTIR spectra however, rice bran beta-glucan did not show bathochromic shift as shown by oat beta-glucan.

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Neethi Raj P, Anie Y

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Neethi Raj P, Anie Y (2017). Extraction of water soluble beta-glucan from rice bran. Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences, 5(10), 766-770. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-398546