Biotechnology of Microbial Exopolysaccharides

by Ian W. Sutherland

Overview

This volume provides a thorough account of the structure and synthesis of microbial exopolysaccharides and of their widespread application across a broad range of industries, including food, oil and medicine. The successful exploitation of these polysaccharides requires a sound scientific understanding of their chemical and physical properties and also their biochemistry and biosynthesis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521063944
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/05/2008
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Biotechnology , #9
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction and definition; 2. Analytical and structural methods; 3. Exopolysaccharide structure; 4. Exopolysaccharide-degrading enzymes; 5. Biosynthesis; 6. Physiological aspects of production; 7. Genetics and regulation of exopolysaccharide synthesis; 8. Physical properties of polysaccharides; 9. Industrial uses - food; 10. Industrial uses - non-food; 11. Medical uses of exopolysaccharides; 12. Future prospects; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"...for somebody moving into the field of polysaccharide studies this book is a good starting point, serving as a fine general introductory textbook....well written and easy to follow." Ian S. Roberts, Quarterly Review of Biology

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