difference b/w gums & mucilages?
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Gums are formed upon injury of the plant or owing to the unfavorable conditions such as drought, by a breakdown of cell walls (extracellular) whereas mucilages are normal physiological products of metabolism formed within the cell (intracellular) and are produced without injury to the plants.
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=> Gums and mucilages are insoluble in alcohol but liquefy or swell in water. They are translucent, amorphous substances that are frequently produced in higher plants as a protective after injury4. The main difference between them is mucilage do not dissolve in water where as gum dissolve in water.
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