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Gums
1.Gum acacia
It is the air-dried gummy exudate flowing naturally from or obtained
by incision of the trunk and branches of Acacia senegal family
leguminoseae (fabaceae).
Constituents:
• Arabin which is calcium salt of Arabic acid.
• Arabic acid which yields upon hydrolysis: L- arabinose, D-galactose, D-
glucuronic acid and L- rhamnose.
• Oxidase enzyme.
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