Natural polysaccharides from different sources have long been studied and widely used in
different areas, such as food and feed, medicine and pharmaceutics, and in papermaking. In …

The attention to polymer-based biomaterials, for instance, chitosan and its derivatives, as
well as the techniques for using them in numerous scientific domains, is continuously rising …

Polysaccharides and polyphenols coexist in many plant-based food products. Polyphenol–
polysaccharide interactions may affect the physicochemical, functional, and physiological …

Active and intelligent packaging is based on a deliberate interaction of the packaging with
the food and/or its direct environment to improve food quality and safety. Such technology …

Food proteins, polysaccharides, and polyphenols are 3 major food constituents with
distinctly different functional attributes. Many proteins and polysaccharides are capable of …

A new, simple, and effective method to graft gallic acid (GA) onto chitosan (CS) in aqueous
solution in the presence of carbodiimide and hydroxybenzotriazole was developed. The …

When consumed at sufficiently high levels, polyphenols may provide health benefits, which
is linked to their antidiabetic, antiinflamatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antitumor, and …

Marine polysaccharides are a kind of natural polysaccharides which isolated and extracted
from marine organisms. Now some marine polysaccharides, such as chitosan, sodium …

Covalent modifications of lactoferrin (LF) with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), chlorogenic
acid (CA) and gallic acid (GA) were performed by adopting a free-radical grafting procedure …

Polysaccharides are a natural and renewable feed stock for synthesizing high performance
macromolecular materials. A popular, versatile and convenient route to develop …