Advances in determination of polymer structure and in preservation of structure for electron
microscopy provide the best view to date of how polysaccharides and structural proteins are …

Plant cell walls consist of carbohydrate, protein, and aromatic compounds and are essential
to the proper growth and development of plants. The carbohydrate components make up∼ …

Pectin is an important polysaccharide with applications in foods, Pharmaceuticals, and a
number of other industries. Its importance in the food sector lies in its ability to form gel in the …

Pectin is a heteropolysaccharide abundant in the cell wall of plants and is obtained mainly
from fruit (citrus and apple), thus its properties are particularly prone to changes occurring …

A simple and rapid method is described for the preparation of alditol acetates from
monosaccharides. It can be performed in a single tube without transfers or evaporations …

Pectin or pectic substances are collective names for a group of closely associated
polysaccharides present in plant cell walls where they contribute to complex physiological …

Pectins are polysaccharides present commonly in dicotyledonous and non-grass
monocotyledonous plants. Depending on the source, pectins may vary in molecular size …

Comprehensive in scope, Food Polysaccharides and Their Applications, Second Edition
explains the production aspects and the chemical and physical properties of the main …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the methods used for isolating and
characterizing the noncellulosic polysaccharides of the primary walls of suspension-cultured …

It is proposed to describe briefly the rise in popularity of the tomato during the 20th century to
become the world's fourth most significant fruit, making an important contribution to human …