Product name:Inulin
CAS:9005-80-5
Molecular Formula:(C6H10O5)6
Formula Weight:522.45
Specification:5g
Description:
Inulins are a group of naturally occurring polysaccharides produced by many types of plants.They belong to a class of fibers known as fructans. Inulin is used by some plants as a means of storing energy and is typically found in roots or rhizomes. Most plants that synthesize and store inulin do not store other materials such as starch.
Inulin is the reserve polysaccharide in plants, mainly derived from plants, and has been found to have more than 36,000 kinds, including 11 families such as compositae, platycodonaceae and gentianaceae in dicotyledons and liliaceae and gramineae in monocotyledons. Inulin, for example, is found in Jerusalem artichoke, in the tubers of endive, in the tuberous roots of dahlia, and in the roots of thistles.
Inulin is a colloidal form contained in the protoplasm of cells. Unlike starch, it is easy to dissolve in hot water. Ethanol is added to precipitate out of water and does not react with iodine. And Inulin is readily hydrolyzed to fructose in dilute acids, a characteristic of all fructans. It is also hydrolyzed to fructose by Inulin enzymes. Both humans and animals lack enzymes for breaking down Inulin.
Another form of energy storage in plants besides starch is ideal as a functional food ingredient and a good raw material for the production of oligosaccharides, poly-fructose, high-fructose syrup, crystalline fructose and other products.