Advanced Biophysical Techniques for Polysaccharides Characterization
- 1st Edition - June 14, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Nirmal Mazumder
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 4 0 4 2 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 4 0 4 3 - 3
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Request a sales quoteAdvanced Biophysical Techniques for Polysaccharides Characterization offers detailed insights into the cutting-edge techniques available for the identification, quantification, characterization. and structural analysis of polysaccharides. A wide range of techniques are covered, including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), optical microscopy, non-linear optical microscopy and spectroscopic techniques like Fourier transform Infrared (FTIR), X ray diffraction, light scattering, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Various polysaccharides are investigated, along with their applications across a range of industries. Each chapter offers a detailed description of the techniques before delving into case studies covering the latest advances.
This book provides a one-stop solution to the latest advanced microscopic and spectroscopic techniques for investigating a range of important polysaccharides and is an ideal reference for researchers in the field of biophysics, molecular biology, biochemistry, pharmaceutics, food chemistry and related areas.
- Covers a range of biophysical techniques for polysaccharide analysis, including NMR, Dynamic Nuclear Polarization, mass spectrometry approaches, X ray diffraction, light scattering, and TEM techniques
- Investigates an array of polysaccharides such as glycogen, xanthan, hyaluronan, and more
- Includes an introduction to the sources, types, and benefits of polysaccharide
- Considers applications of polysaccharides in various industries, including biomedicine, pharmaceuticals, and the food industry
Researchers in the field of biophysics, molecular biology, biochemistry, pharmaceutics, food science and related areas, Students in biophysics, molecular biology, biochemistry, food science and related areas
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Chapter 1. Physicochemical modification and characterization of starch used in the food industry: A review
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Common physicochemical modifications of starch in the food industry
- 3. Conclusion
- Chapter 2. Physicochemical characterization of microcrystalline cellulose extracted by sequential dual acid hydrolysis
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Materials and methods
- 3. Results and discussion
- 4. Conclusion
- Chapter 3. Applications of marine polysaccharides in biomedical field and food industry
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Chitosan: The cationic biopolymer
- 3. Carrageenan
- 4. Conclusion
- Chapter 4. Second harmonic generation microscopy of polysaccharide macrostructures
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Second harmonic generation microscopy
- 3. Applications of second harmonic generation microscopy to investigate polysaccharides
- 4. Conclusions and outlook
- Chapter 5. Modification of pectin and its role in food, biomedical and pharmaceutical industries
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The modification of pectin
- 3. Bioactive pectin-based films
- 4. Types of pectin modification
- 5. Conclusions and future directions
- Chapter 6. Application of hyaluronic acid: Therapeutics, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Physicochemical property of HA
- 3. Application of HA
- 4. Conclusion
- Chapter 7. Production and applications of pectin and alginate in food industries
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Application of pectin and alginate in food industry
- 3. Gelling agent/thickening agent
- 4. Stabilizing agent
- 5. Encapsulation/packaging
- Chapter 8. Types of microbial polysaccharides and their characterization
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Conclusions
- Chapter 9. Grazing-incidence X-ray scattering of plant epidermal cell wall
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Before you begin timing: Indeterminant
- 3. Key resources table
- 4. Materials and equipment
- 5. Step-by-step method details
- 6. Expected outcomes
- 7. Quantification and statistical analysis
- 8. Advantages
- 9. Limitations
- 10. Optimization and troubleshooting
- 11. Safety considerations and standards
- 12. Alternative methods/procedures
- Chapter 10. Solid-phase microextraction techniques for food analysis
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Principles of SPME
- 3. Types of SPME coatings
- 4. Various types of SPME sampling modes
- 5. SPME for food analysis
- 6. Advancements of SPME
- 7. Conclusion
- Chapter 11. Interaction of starches and amylases—An in silico study
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Methodology
- 3. Results
- 4. Discussion
- 5. Conclusion
- Chapter 12. Resistant starch: Measurement and functionality
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Classification of starch—Digestion basis
- 3. Resistant starch measurement methods
- 4. Health effects of resistant starch
- 5. Processing to increase resistant starch content
- 6. Nonstarch components
- 7. Conclusion
- Chapter 13. Impact of dietary advanced glycation end products (dAGEs) in processed foods on health
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Factors affecting the formation of AGEs in food
- 3. Impact of dAGEs on health
- 4. Conclusion
- Chapter 14. Applications of types of polysaccharides for the food industry
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Sources and classification of polysaccharides
- 3. Structure and chemistry of polysaccharides
- 4. Applications of polysaccharides in food packaging
- 5. Applications of polysaccharides in food processing
- 6. Conclusions and future perspectives
- Chapter 15. Structural elucidation of alginate and pectin through proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Instrumentation
- 3. Applications of NMR
- 4. Conclusion
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 14, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 384
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443140426
- eBook ISBN: 9780443140433
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Nirmal Mazumder
Nirmal Mazumder is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biophysics at Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka, India. Prior to this Dr. Mazumder was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Nanophysics and NeuroBrain Technology, Italian Institute of Technology, Genoa, Italy. His main research interests include spectroscopic and microscopic characterization of starch granules, development of optical microscopes, biodegradable elastomeric microfluidics and machine learning approaches for tissue characterization. He has published more than 60 journal articles, 21 book chapters, 7 books and 4 patents.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Biophysics, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaRead Advanced Biophysical Techniques for Polysaccharides Characterization on ScienceDirect