Guar gum is the powdered endosperm of the seeds of the Cyamopsis tetragonolobus which
is a leguminous crop. The endosperm contains a complex polysaccharide called …

Natural polymers have distinct advantages over synthetic polymers because of their
abundance, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Tragacanth gum, an anionic …

Many US immigrant populations develop metabolic diseases post immigration, but the
causes are not well understood. Although the microbiome plays a role in metabolic disease …

One major component of plant cell walls is a diverse group of polysaccharides, the
hemicelluloses. Hemicelluloses constitute roughly one-third of the wall biomass and …

Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) seed polysaccharide (TSP) is widely used due to its
excellent physico-chemical and biological properties. In this study, therefore, the dynamic …

The self‐assembled natural and synthetic polymers are booming. However, natural
polymers obtained from native or modified carbohydrate polymers (CPs), such as celluloses …

Simple Summary Xylan is naturally present in typical feedstuffs fed to animals and has been
shown to cause increased digesta viscosity reducing nutrient digestibility and growth …

The objective of this study was to synthesize and characterize citric acid crosslinked
hydrogel films of carboxymethyl cellulose-tamarind gum for topical drug delivery. The …

Norway spruce (Picea abies) is an important raw material for the forest industry in Nordic
countries. The chemical composition and hot water extraction of spruce bark was studied to …

Xyloglucan (XyG) is a hemicellulose found in the cell walls of all land plants including early-
divergent groups such as liverworts, hornworts and mosses. The basic structure of XyG, a …