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Pectin : technological and physiological properties / Vassilis Kontogiorgos, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Food--Biotechnology.
- Food.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XI, 207 p. 23 illus., 20 illus. in color.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2020.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
- Summary:
- This text presents the technological and physiological properties of pectin in an educational approach that encompasses all of the essential information a researcher needs to fully understand their function and use in foods. Utilizing basic information on pectin as well as recent technological advances, this book is designed to be the primary resource for individuals seeking out an up to date reference work covering all the necessary informational and functional aspects of pectin. Pectin: technological and physiological properties is the first book to fully focus on the introductory concepts on pectin. Individual chapters cover localization and function, the structural aspects of pectin, pectinases, isolation and characterization and recovery from agricultural wastes. Important current advances such as emulsions, films, digestion, metabolism and bioactive properties are also focused on. With its combination of vital basic information and technological advances, this book presents full and up to date coverage on this pectin and its many forms and uses in foods. .
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Biosynthesis, Localisation, and Function of Pectins in Plants
- Chapter 2 Pectin Structure
- Chapter 3 Pectin Degrading Enzymes
- Chapter 4 Isolation and Characterisation of Pectin
- Chapter 5 Emulsification Properties of Pectin
- Chapter 6 Edible Films and Coatings with Pectin
- Chapter 7 Pectin Gelation and its Assembly into Functional Materials
- Chapter 8 Digestion and Metabolism of Pectin
- Chapter 9 Pectin Bioactivity
- Chapter 10 Pectin as Drug-Release Vehicle.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 3-030-53421-9
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