Tissue softening limits the use of gamma irradiation for controlling postharvest microbial
development on some produce. The carbohydrate composition of the cell wall of the …

During processing, cocoa bean shells (CBS) are de-hulled from the bean and discarded as
waste. Undermined by its chemical and bioactive composition, CBS is abundant in dietary …

Three enzyme preparations (crude cellulase, laccase, and proteinase) were evaluated for
their potential to improve the papermaking properties of mechanical pulp. After treating a …

Various methodologies designed to study cell walls are compiled in this book. Methods in
Cell Wall Cytochemistry covers the use of modern dyes, fluorescent chemicals, lectins, and …

The extracellular polysaccharide polymers can bind microbes to surfaces and can cause
physical modification of the microenvironment. Since uronic acids appear to be the …

Endo-1, 4-β-xylanase (Endo-β-1, 4-xylan, xylanohydrolase; EC. 3.2. 1.8, commonly called
xylanase) is an industrially important enzyme which degrades xylan randomly and produces …

This article reports the development of biodegradable flocculants based on graft co-
polymers of gum ghatti (Gg) and a mixture of acrylamide and acrylonitrile co-monomers …

The definition of dietary fibre (DF) has been revised, and an analytical method AOAC
2011.25 is based on the updates. DF content and monosaccharide composition in …

The structure of the neutral sugar side-chains of pectic substances extracted with water
(WSP), dilute HCl (HP), and endopectinlyase (AIR/PEL) from an alcohol-insoluble residue …

Organ-specific variations in blood group H-like activity were observed in developing radish
plants. A temporary increase in serological activity was found to occur in the roots at the …