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A paper chromatography method for qualitative analysis of the carbohydrates (in 85% ethanol soluble fraction) ofTaraxacum Koksaghyz is described.
Different parts of the plant have been analyzed.
In the fresh roots the following carbohydrates were found: levulose, saccharose, probably raffinose, levulines and four other spots of low RF values — all of them ketose compounds. Roots dryed during a period of 48 hours at 55° C before analysis have the same chromatogram.
In the fresh leaves only levulose, glucose and saccharose appeared. In the dry leaves besides these carbohydrates three more spots of low RF values were found: all of them ketose compounds.
Before, during and after the flowering period, the floral stems contained levulose, glucose and saccharose.
The buds contain levulose, glucose, saccharose and four other non-identified carbohydrates, all of them ketose compounds.
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El presente trabajo se ha realizado en los laboratorios del California Institute of Technology, mediante una beca concedida por la Del Amo Foundation de Los Angeles (California).
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de Ráfols, W. Analisis cromatografico de los hidratos de carbono del Taraxacum kok-saghyz. Materiae Vegetabiles 1, 278–287 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01897398
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