Polysaccharides : bioactivity and biotechnology /
edited by Kishan Gopal Ramawat, Jean-Michel Mérillon.
- 488 ilustraciones, 252 ilustraciones en color. eReference.
Springer eBooks
Part I Polysaccharides: Occurrence, Structure, Distribution and Biotechnology -- Polysaccharides: an introduction (overview) -- Bacterial polysaccharides -- Fungal polysaccharides -- Polysaccharides from lower plants -- Polysaccharides from higher plants -- Biosynthesis of polysaccharides -- Life cycle assessment of polysaccharide materials -- Polysaccharides: applications in biotechnology -- Polysaccharides production by submerged fermentation -- Fed-batch fermentation of Tuber melanosporum for the hyperproduction of mycelia and bioactive tuber polysaccharides -- Production of polysaccharide from Agaricus subrufescens Peck on solid-state fermentation -- In vitro fermentation and prebiotic potential of novel low molecular weight polysaccharides derived from agar and alginate seaweeds -- Biopolymers from marine prokaryotes -- Carrageenan biotechnology -- Dextrans : biotechnology and applications -- Polysaccharide nanocrystals in future functional nanomaterials -- Extracellular polysaccharides from cyanobacterial soil crusts -- Polysaccharide complexes with metal cations: Structure and application -- Modified gums: Approaches and applications in drug delivery -- Part II Methods -- Method for deproteinization of bioactive polysaccharides -- Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of water-soluble components and polysaccharides from medicinal fungi -- Quantification of polysaccharides in red wines and effect of wine-making techniques -- Extraction methods for sulfated polysaccharides from brown seaweeds -- Microwave synthesized polysaccharide copolymers -- Analytical methods for lignocellulosic biomass structural polysaccharides -- Polysaccharides as chiral selectors in capillary electrophoresis -- Turning polysaccharides into new hydrophobic materials -- Radiation processing of hydrogel and polysaccharide -- Size-exclusion chromatography of polysaccharides -- Surface properties of polysaccharides -- Polysaccharide based biopolymers as an ecofriendly alternative for synthetic polymers -- NMR spectroscopy of polysaccharide derivatives and their molecular structure -- Biological analysis of hetero-oligosaccharides -- Mass spectrometric characterization of oligo- and polysaccharides and their derivatives -- Part III Bioactive Polysaccharides -- Polysaccharides: applications in biology and biotechnology -- Polysaccharides: applications in medicine -- Polysaccharide -polypeptide conjugates and immunostimulant properties -- Bioactive polysaccharide from Ganoderma -- Bioactive polysaccharide of Aloe -- Extraction, structure and bioactivities of the polysaccharides from fructus -- Polysaccharides from medicinal mushrooms and their antitumor activities -- Polysaccharides from the fungus Scleroderma -- Antioxidant activities of polysaccharides from the endophytic fungus Berk -- Algal polysaccharides and health -- Sulfated polysaccharides (fucose rich) from brown seaweeds and biological activities -- Anticancer polysaccharides from natural source or mushroom -- Modified polysaccharides as drug delivery -- Natural polysaccharide hydrogels to control drug release -- Plant polysaccharides and their biological activities -- Tea polysaccharides and their bioactivities -- Chitosan-based polysaccharide biomaterials -- Gut microbia, host health and polysaccharides -- Marine polysaccharide matrices for encapsulation of vaccines in aquaculture -- Part IV Polysaccharides as Food -- Polysaccharides: structural (pectins, cellulose, xylans, gum, gumexudates, glycosamines) -- Polysaccharides: storage (starch, glycogens, fructans, guar gum, minor polysaccharides) -- Marine Polysaccharides (alginate and brown sea weeds, carrageenan and red sea weeds, agar, agarose, chitosan and chitin derivatives) -- Bacterial and synthetic polysaccharides (dextrans, cyclodextrins, gellans, xanthan, pullulan) -- Extracellular polysaccharides of microorganisms -- Pectin – An emerging new bioactive food polysaccharide -- Polysaccharides from boat-fruited Sterculia seeds/plant -- Polysaccharides from Zizyphus -- Cell wall polysaccharides from fern leaves: Evidence for a mannan-rich Type III cell wall in Adiantum raddianum -- Non-starch polysaccharides and their role in animal nutrition -- Health-promoting potential of edible mushroom polysaccharides -- Cell wall polysaccharides hydrolysis and malting barley quality -- Dietary polysaccharides and immune modulation -- Dietary fiber polysaccharides -- Milk protein - polysaccharide complexes and applications -- Inulin and health benefits -- Polysaccharides from shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) as a component of functional food.