Title : Biochemical profile of guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) as - a potential natural prebiotic
Abstract:
Prebiotics are special plant fibers that help healthy bacteria grow in your gut. This makes your digestive system work better. Both prebiotics and probiotics are good for your gut, but they help in different ways. Prebiotics are a source of food for your gut’s healthy bacteria. They are carbs your body can’t digest. So they go to your lower digestive tract, where they act like food to help the healthy bacteria grow. The term medicinal plants comprise a variety of plants that are used in herbals and many others having medicinal activities, Medicinal plants are the factories for the natural templates and a variety of phytochemicals, which confers biological activities. The significance of these natural products is highlighted by biological screening, Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) as a legume crop of the warm season with a deep and well-developed root system is drought tolerant and is cultivated mainly as a rain-fed crop in arid and semi-arid areas, The natural products obtained from guar plants are recognized as a plentiful source of biologically active compounds. The compounds obtained from these plants have more capacity to succeed in toxicological screening than the synthetic chemical compounds, The use of plants to cure several kinds of human diseases has a long history. Various parts of plants such as a leaf, stem, bark, root, etc. are being used to prevent, allay symptoms of abnormalities to normal. The search for, and use of drugs and dietary supplements obtained from plants have increased in recent years. Guar has been traditionally used as a vegetable, livestock feed, and green manure crop in agriculture, Guar gum is a natural polysaccharide with high molecular weight, which easily hydrates in cold water, CT supplies fibreless green pods for vegetables, nutritious fodder, and guar meal to the livestock by fixing a large amount of atmospheric nitrogen and adding organic matter it adds fertility to soil. the biochemical properties of guar gum, it is widely used in industries from paper to cosmetics, due to its high availability, low cost, biodegradability, and different physiochemical properties, guar gum is an important thickener found in many food applications. Carbohydrates class of naturally occurring compounds which means “watered carbon”. Since the Carbohydrates play a crucial role in the metabolic process of living organisms, the high content of carbohydrates quantified upholds that Cyamopsis tetragonoloba contains a very good store of this vital nutrient namely glucose followed by notable content of the protein serves as a major macronutrient and acts as an important component for growth and development. Biochemical constituents that produce definite biological actions which is proved by the good quantum of antioxidant vitamins (A, C, E) and minerals (Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron) were by provided that CT encompasses the high quality of prebiotic potential.
