Synthesis, molecular features and biological activities of modified plant polysaccharides

S Mukherjee, S Jana, S Khawas, J Kicuntod… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plant polysaccharides represent a natural source material characterized by high ubiquity,
abundance and biological activities that can be utilised as organic matter in numerous …

Development of starch-based materials using current modification techniques and their applications: A review

SM Amaraweera, C Gunathilake, OHP Gunawardene… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Starch is one of the most common biodegradable polymers found in nature, and it is widely
utilized in the food and beverage, bioplastic industry, paper industry, textile, and biofuel …

A combined recrystallization and acetylation strategy for resistant starch with enhanced thermal stability and excellent short-chain fatty acid production

R Chang, KJ Xu, R Zhang, Z Jin, M Aiguo - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, resistant starch (RS) with enhanced thermal stability and excellent short-chain
fatty acid production was obtained using recrystallization at 50° C of debranched waxy …

Recent progress in the hydrophobic modification of starch-based films

Z Lin, H Cheng, K He, DJ McClements, Z Jin, Z Xu… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Growing public awareness of the harmful environmental impacts of plastics has sparked
interest in the development of plant-based packaging materials. Because starch is a …

Starches in the encapsulation of plant active ingredients: state of the art and research trends

DF Montoya-Yepes, AA Jiménez-Rodríguez… - Polymer Bulletin, 2024 - Springer
As a natural polymer, starches and their derivatives have received widespread attention in
the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, particularly for their use as a coating material. In …

[HTML][HTML] Organocatalytic acetylation of pea starch: Effect of alkanoyl and tartaryl groups on starch acetate performance

NP Vidal, W Bai, M Geng, MM Martinez - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Organocatalytic acetylation of pea starch was systematically optimized using tartaric acid as
catalyst. The effect of the degree of substitution with alkanoyl (DS acyl) and tartaryl groups …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization and stability of short-chain fatty acids modified starch Pickering emulsions

NA Hadi, A Marefati, M Matos, B Wiege… - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Acetylated, propionylated and butyrylated rice and quinoa starches at different levels of
modification and starch concentrations, were used to stabilize oil-in-water starch Pickering …

Characterization of Pickering emulsion by SCFAs-modified debranched starch and a potent for delivering encapsulated bioactive compound

R Wang, M Li, M Liu, A Wang, P Strappe… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Pickering emulsion was prepared by short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) esterified
debranched starch. The microstructure, particle size distribution, rheological properties and …

Insights into the multi-scale structure of wheat starch following acylation: Physicochemical properties and digestion characteristics

M Li, J Wang, F Wang, M Wu, R Wang, P Strappe… - Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of acylation with various short-chain fatty acids on starch fine structure, digestion
and gut microbiota fermentation property was investigated. Nuclear magnetic resonance …

[HTML][HTML] Screening of hydrogen bonds in modified cellulose acetates with alkyl chain substitutions

R Nilsson, M Olsson, G Westman, A Matic… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aimed to elucidate how the glass transition temperature and water interactions in
cellulose esters are affected by the structures of their side chains. Cellulose acetate …