Xanthan gum is an extracellular polymer produced mainly by the bacterium Xanthomonas
campestris. Traditionally it plays an important role in industrial applications as thickener …

Garlic is a common food, and many of its biological functions are attributed to its components
including functional carbohydrates. Garlic polysaccharides and oligosaccharides as main …

Some polysaccharides isolated from natural sources show various important biological
activities, such as antitumor, immunomodulatory, and anti-inflammatory effects, which are …

Completely revised and expanded to reflect the latest advancements in the field,
Polysaccharides: Structural Diversity and Functional Versatility, Second Edition outlines …

Novel naturally sourced polysaccharides have attracted increasing attention in food areas,
particularly in the preparation of food gels for people with dysphagia. To develop dysphagia …

Polysaccharides are carbohydrate polymers that are major components of plants, animals,
and microorganisms, with unique properties. Biological hydrogels are polymeric networks …

Bletilla strata polysaccharide (BSP) has been attracting increasing attention because of its
numerous bioactive components. In this study, BSP was obtained by water-extraction and …

Over the last few decades, polysaccharides have gained increasing attention in the
biomedical and drug delivery fields. Among them, glucomannan (GM), has become a …

Natural biomaterials originating during the growth cycles of all living organisms have been
used for many applications. They span from bioinert to bioactive materials including …

Specific foods such as connective tissue analogues are increasingly popular for the growing
market demands. Hydrogels are considered to possess the potential to simulate connective …