Polysaccharides
Structural Diversity and Functional Versatility
1st Edition
Published on 1. May 1998
Book
Hardback
1176 pages
978-0-8247-0127-7 (ISBN)
Description
Offers comprehensive coverage of the structural characterization of polysaccharides-emphasizing commercially available and potential exopolysaccharides as well as new applications. Presents the major chemical and physical properties of polysaccharides and derivatives.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Weight
2223 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8247-0127-7 (9780824701277)
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Content
Progress in structural characteristics of functional polysaccharides; supramolecular structure of polysaccharides; x-ray diffraction study of polysaccharides; hydrogen bonds in various cellulose derivatives; computer modelling of polysaccharide-polysaccharide interactions; bacterial polysaccharides related to mammalian structures; bacterial polysaccharides - components; screening of polysaccharide-producing microorganisms, factors influencing the production, and recovery of microbial polysaccharides; hemicelluloses - structure and properties; characterization and properties of hyaluronic acid (hyaluronan); agar; pectin; macromolecular properties of xanthan; inclusion complexes of the cyclodextrins; synthetic glycopolymers - new tools for glycobiology; stereoselective syntheses using carbohydrates as carriers of chiral information; structural complexes of chitosan; polysaccharides as support for enzyme and cell immobilization; bioencapsulation of living cells by entrapment in polysaccharide gels; hydrothermal degradation and fractionation of saccharides and polysaccharides; conversion of cellulosic feedstocks into useful products; polysaccharide surfactants - structure, syntheses and surface-active properties; structure and properties of membranes from polysaccharide derivatives; cellulose derivatives as liquified-crystalline phase; enzymatic hydrolysis of hemicellulose and cellulose; acid hydrolysis of hemicellulose and cellulose - theory and applications; polysaccharides in peat - biotechnological applications; polysaccharides from biomass via thermomechanical process; surface modification of polysaccharides under cold plasma conditions.