Chemical modifications of polysaccharides and their anti-tumor activities

L Xie, M Shen, Y Hong, H Ye, L Huang, J Xie - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
With the rising trend of incidence of cancers, effective therapies are urgently needed to
control human malignancies. However, the chemotherapy drugs currently on the market …

Comprehensive review on single and dual modification of starch: Methods, properties and applications

B Kumari, N Sit - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023 - Elsevier
Starch is a natural, renewable, affordable, and easily available polymer used as gelling
agents, thickeners, binders, and potential raw materials in various food products. Due to …

Art and science behind modified starch edible films and coatings: a review

U Shah, F Naqash, A Gani… - … reviews in Food science …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Technological advances have led to increased constraints regarding food packaging, mainly
due to environmental issues, consumer health concerns, and economic restrictions …

Acetylation and carboxymethylation of the polysaccharide from Ganoderma atrum and their antioxidant and immunomodulating activities

Y Chen, H Zhang, Y Wang, S Nie, C Li, M Xie - Food chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
A water-soluble polysaccharide extracted from Ganoderma atrum was chemically modified
to obtain its acetyled and carboxymethylated derivatives. The results of chemical analysis …

Improvement in Digestion Resistibility of Mandua Starch (Eleusine coracana) after Cross-Linking with Epichlorohydrin

MK Malik, V Kumar, PP Sharma, J Singh, S Fuloria… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Starch, being a polymer of excessive demand for the development of products of
pharmaceutical importance, has been tremendously treated in many ways for improving the …

Effect of pulsed electric fields assisted acetylation on morphological, structural and functional characteristics of potato starch

J Hong, R Chen, XA Zeng, Z Han - Food chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Pulsed electric fields (PEF)-assisted acetylation of potato starch with different degree of
substitution (DS) was prepared and effects of PEF strength, reaction time, starch …

Chemical modification of starch and its application as an adsorbent material

M Haroon, L Wang, H Yu, NM Abbasi, M Saleem… - Rsc Advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Starch is a biopolymer of plant origin which is cheap abundant and has many applications in
food and non-food industries. However, in the native form, its applications are limited due to …

Preparation, multi-scale structures, and functionalities of acetylated starch: An updated review

C Chi, S Lian, Y Zou, B Chen, Y He, M Zheng… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Acetylated starch has been widely used as food additives. However, there was limited
information available regarding the impact of acetylation on starch structure and …

Chemical modification, antioxidant and α-amylase inhibitory activities of corn silk polysaccharides

S Chen, H Chen, J Tian, Y Wang, L Xing, J Wang - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
Water-soluble corn silk polysaccharides (CSPS) were chemically modified to obtain their
sulfated, acetylated and carboxymethylated derivatives. Chemical characterization and …

Chemical modification and antioxidant activities of polysaccharide from mushroom Inonotus obliquus

L Ma, H Chen, Y Zhang, N Zhang, L Fu - Carbohydrate polymers, 2012 - Elsevier
Chemical modification polysaccharides exerted potent biological property which was related
to the physicochemical properties. In the present study, polysaccharides from Inonotus …