In this book, the authors aim to provide a full description of the chemistry, biochemistry and
biology of carbohydrates and to give an introduction to technological aspects. The book is …

Integrates the latest advances in polysaccharide chemistry and structure analysis, with the
practical applications of polysaccharides in medicine and pharmacy, highlighting the role of …

Polysaccharides are essential macromolecules which almost exist in all living forms, and
have important biological functions, they are getting more attention because they exhibit a …

Food industry is the biggest and rapidly growing industries all over the world. This sector
consumes around 40% of the total plastic produced worldwide as packaging material. The …

Polysaccharides are the most abundant natural biopolymers and represent by far the largest
group of polymers produced in the world: indeed more than 150,000 M tons of …

The preparation mainly composed of extraction, pre-purification and dehydration is essential
for the research and development of natural polysaccharides. The methods or conditions …

Natural polysaccharides are attracting increasing attention from food and pharmaceutical
industries for their wide range of valuable biological activities. However, the poor …

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a flexible, water-soluble, non-immunogenic, as well as
biocompatible polymer, and it could synergize with polysaccharides for food applications …

Background Polysaccharides are natural biomacromolecules that numerous applications
particularly in food systems, owing to their remarkable properties including bioactivity …

Natural polysaccharides have an important role in pharmaceutical industries and are
considered a huge source and importance. Polysaccharides are biopolymers characterized …