Cellulose of Salicornia brachiata

Nat Prod Commun. 2010 Apr;5(4):603-6.

Abstract

Cellulose was extracted from the roots, stems and stem tips of Salicornia brachiata Roxb. Each crude cellulose sample obtained was fractionated into alpha- and beta-celluloses. The yields of crude cellulose from the stems and stem tips were greatest and lowest, respectively, while the yields of alpha- and beta-celluloses were in the order, roots > stems > stem tips. The cellulose samples were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), solid state cross polarisation magic angle spinning carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (CP/MAS 13C NMR), X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD), thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The data were compared with those of the celluloses (predominantly alpha-cellulose) isolated from Whatman filter paper No. 4 (WFP).

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cellulose / chemistry
  • Cellulose / isolation & purification*
  • Cellulose / ultrastructure
  • Chenopodiaceae / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Thermogravimetry
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Cellulose