Several scientists have determined the composition of plant root mucilage using monosaccharide analysis and linkage analysis showing that Maize ( Zea mays ) root mucilage contained high levels of galactose, xylose, arabinose, rhamnose, glucose, and lower levels of uronic acid, mannose, fucose and glucuronic acid.
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George claims that & milk is still recommended as the best source of calcium as calcium in plants & either comes in a form the body cannot use very well or occurs in the presence of other compounds ( such as phytates, fiber, cellulose, uronic acids, and oxalates in the case of calcium ) that prevent its use .
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An aldaric acid is an aldose in which both the hydroxyl function of the terminal carbon and the aldehyde function of the first carbon have been fully oxidized to carboxylic acid functions . ( Oxidation of just the aldehyde yields an aldonic acid while oxidation of just the terminal hydroxyl group yields an uronic acid . ) Aldaric acids cannot form cyclic hemiacetals like unoxidized sugars, but they can sometimes form lactones.
