Polysaccharide II: Eukaryotic polysaccharides

Author: Bates
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book is primarily recommended for graduate students and researchers in universities and research institutions specializing in biological engineering, polymer materials, and other related fields such as biology, materials science, and chemistry. It also holds significant reference value for personnel in universities, research institutions, and enterprises engaged in eukaryotic polysaccharide polymer research. Biopolymers can not only be synthesized in living organisms but also constitute the main components of cellular dry weight. Based on their chemical structure, biopolymers are divided into eight major categories. Written by internationally renowned experts in the field and translated by scholars from relevant domestic disciplines, the multi-volume Biopolymers series covers the existence forms and metabolic mechanisms of various biopolymers, describes the biotechnological production methods, isolation and modification techniques from living organisms, material properties, and their applications in numerous fields, such as the consumer goods industry, pharmaceutical industry, food industry, agriculture, textile industry, chemical industry, and packaging industry. It also outlines the development prospects of biopolymers.
Volume 5 and Volume 6 of Biopolymers respectively discuss prokaryotic polysaccharides and eukaryotic polysaccharides, which are synthesized in organisms and serve as energy storage materials, cell wall components, or constituents of extracellular membranes. This book is Volume 6, which elaborates on the biosynthetic methods, metabolic mechanisms, biodegradation mechanisms, functions, characteristics, and applications of eukaryotic polysaccharides in multiple fields. The polysaccharides discussed in the book include: amylopectin, hard dextran, schizophyllan, yeast extracellular polysaccharides, fungal chitin, chitosan, fungal cell wall glucans, brewer's yeast cell wall β-glucans, alginic acid, carrageenan, cellulose, seed gum, pectin, starch, inulin, animal-derived chitin, animal chitosan, and proteoglycans.