Question

What is the difference between gum and mucilage?​

Answer 1

Answer:

★ Gums

• Gum can be (uncountable) any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants.

• Gums dissolve in water.

• Gums are pathological products.

• Acacia and tragacanth are examples of gums.

★ Mucilage

• Mucilage is a thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.

• Mucilage form slimy masses.

• Mucilage are physiological products.

• Mucilage are often found in different parts of plants.

Answer 2

Answer:-

• Gums are easily dissolve in water, whereas, mucilage form slimy masses.

• Gums are pathological products produce by plants during pathogenic infection or during injury of upper plants or during unfavourable conditions like drought or by breakdown of cell walls whereas, mucilages are physiological substance, intracellular formation and traditional product of metabolism formed  among the cells.

• Natural gums are long chains of sugars .

• Mucilages are often found in different parts of plants and have water rentension property. Mucilage is edible and  used in medicine as it relieves irritation of mucous membranes by forming a protective slimy film.

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