Microbial polysaccharides and their modification approaches: a review

Microbial polysaccharides can serve as renewable sources for hydrocolloids used in food, pharmaceutical, and other industrial applications. Xanthan, gellan, dextran, and alginate are among the common microbial polysaccharides in current use. Although only limited numbers of microbial polysaccharides...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Nurul Hawa, Mustafa, Shuhaimi, Che Man, Yaakob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor and Francis 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45466/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45466/1/XANTHAN.pdf
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description Microbial polysaccharides can serve as renewable sources for hydrocolloids used in food, pharmaceutical, and other industrial applications. Xanthan, gellan, dextran, and alginate are among the common microbial polysaccharides in current use. Although only limited numbers of microbial polysaccharides are commercialized, several approaches to modify microbial polysaccharides are laid out to improve their functional and technological properties via physical and chemical cross-linking reactions. This review discusses the properties of microbial polysaccharides as well as several methods of physical and chemical cross-linking for polysaccharides modification.
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spelling upm-454662021-02-28T17:48:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45466/ Microbial polysaccharides and their modification approaches: a review Ahmad, Nurul Hawa Mustafa, Shuhaimi Che Man, Yaakob Microbial polysaccharides can serve as renewable sources for hydrocolloids used in food, pharmaceutical, and other industrial applications. Xanthan, gellan, dextran, and alginate are among the common microbial polysaccharides in current use. Although only limited numbers of microbial polysaccharides are commercialized, several approaches to modify microbial polysaccharides are laid out to improve their functional and technological properties via physical and chemical cross-linking reactions. This review discusses the properties of microbial polysaccharides as well as several methods of physical and chemical cross-linking for polysaccharides modification. Taylor and Francis 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45466/1/XANTHAN.pdf Ahmad, Nurul Hawa and Mustafa, Shuhaimi and Che Man, Yaakob (2015) Microbial polysaccharides and their modification approaches: a review. International Journal of Food Properties, 18 (2). pp. 332-347. ISSN 1532-2386; ESSN: 1094-2912 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10942912.2012.693561 10.1080/10942912.2012.693561
spellingShingle Ahmad, Nurul Hawa
Mustafa, Shuhaimi
Che Man, Yaakob
Microbial polysaccharides and their modification approaches: a review
title Microbial polysaccharides and their modification approaches: a review
title_full Microbial polysaccharides and their modification approaches: a review
title_fullStr Microbial polysaccharides and their modification approaches: a review
title_full_unstemmed Microbial polysaccharides and their modification approaches: a review
title_short Microbial polysaccharides and their modification approaches: a review
title_sort microbial polysaccharides and their modification approaches: a review
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45466/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45466/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45466/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45466/1/XANTHAN.pdf