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THE nature of the association between glucose, xylose and arabinose in the plant is extremely complex. Although a considerable amount of work on glucoxylan or cellulosan1–7 and xyloaraban or arab-oxylan8,9 has been done, the nature of their association has not been definitely established. In some quarters it is believed that the nature of the association between glucose and xylose in the plant might be that of a solid solution type or of mixed crystals5. Schmidt2, Norman4 and others suggest a chemical combination between glucose and xylose or the presence of cellulosan in the cellulosic materials, whereas Sarkar, Mazumdar and Pal7 conclude that there is no cellulosan in jute. The present general belief10 is that association between xylose and glucose is more of a physical than of a chemical nature.
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DAS, D., MITRA, M. & WAREHAM, J. Association of Glucose, Arabinose and Xylose in Jute. Nature 171, 613–614 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171613b0
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