Inulin And Inulin Containing Crops

Author : A. Fuchs
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780444599650

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Inulin and Inulin-containing Crops by A. Fuchs Pdf

The topics dealt with in this book cover a broad range of disciplines, such as agronomy and processing; analysis; chemistry and non-food applications; biochemistry; microbiology and molecular biology; and food and medical applications. Although emphasis is put on inulin and inulin-containing crops, the scope of the book is much wider, encompassing other fructans and fructan-containing plants, and even microorganisms producing and/or degrading fructans. It also deals with the possibiltiy of inulin-containing crops as alternatives in agricultural practice. This volume is recommended to those working in such diverse fields as agronomy and process technology, food science, analytical and organic chemistry, biochemistry, biology, microbiology and molecular biology, and medical sciences, as well as to industries involved in the research and development of carbohydrate-based novel chemicals.

Author : Stanley J. Kays,Stephen F. Nottingham
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 1420044966

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Biology and Chemistry of Jerusalem Artichoke by Stanley J. Kays,Stephen F. Nottingham Pdf

A unique plant on many levels, the distinctive properties of the Jerusalem artichoke, or Helianthus tuberosus L., present novel answers to some of today's most pressing problems. The potential of Jerusalem artichoke as a source for inulin, a fructose polymer that may provide dietary health benefits for obesity, diabetes, and several other health issues and the possible use of the crop for biofuels are drawing tremendous recent interest. With its ready cultivation and minimal pest and disease problems, Jerusalem artichoke is an underutilized resource that possesses the potential to meet major health and energy challenges. A comprehensive, up-to-date reference, Biology and Chemistry of Jerusalem Artichoke presents the unique biological and chemical properties that distinguish it from other crops. Citing a diverse cross-section of references, it reviews the history, classification, morphology, and anatomy of the plant. It details inulin chemistry addressing properties and structure, extraction, and modification using microbes, enzymes, and a wide range of chemical processes. The book examines the use of Jerusalem artichokes as a biofuel and the role of inulin derived from the crop in combating obesity and diabetes, as well as promoting bone, blood, bowel, and immune health. A comprehensive chapter addresses genetic resources, breeding, breeding methods, hybridization, and the heritability of important traits. The book details developmental biology in terms of maximizing yield and determining resource allocation as well as controlling pests and disease. It concludes with practical information on agronomic methods, storage, the economics of crop production, and future prospects for utilization. Gathering a wealth of information into a single volume and drawing on the authors' 25 years of research, Biology and Chemistry of Jerusalem Artichoke provides the most comprehensive resource to date on this extremely useful crop.

Author : Michio Suzuki,N. Jerry Chatterton
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1993-07-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0849351111

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Science and Technology of Fructans by Michio Suzuki,N. Jerry Chatterton Pdf

The first book to be published on the subject of fructans, Science and Technology of Fructans provides a thorough treatment of this carbohydrate from recent research in a broad range of disciplines to applications in crop, animal and food science. This volume includes a detailed glossary and offers a terminology system that can be used by all fructan scientists. It also reviews modern analytical methods and Japanese and European technologies for commercial production and use of fructans. Topics covered by contributors to Science and Technology of Fructans include chemical structure and characteristics, metabolism in microorganisms and plants, fructans in crop production and preservation and in human and animal diets, and production and utilization of microbial fructans and inulin. A chapter by J.S.D. Bacon and J. Edelman, who established the modern biochemistry of fructans in the mid-20th century, includes personal reminiscences of the early years of fructan research. Since this volume crosses all disciplinary boundaries of fructan research, Science and Technology of Fructans is indispensable to biochemists; carbohydrate chemists; analytical chemists; and crop, horticultural, animal, and food scientists. It will also be useful reading for nutritionists, agricultural extension workers, and members of the food industry.

Author : Franc Bavec,Martina Bavec
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000713428

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Organic Production and Use of Alternative Crops by Franc Bavec,Martina Bavec Pdf

Merging coverage of two increasingly popular and quickly growing food trends, Organic Production and Use of Alternative Crops provides an overview of the basic principles of organic agriculture and highlights its multifunctionality with special emphasis on the conservation of rare crops and their uses. Considering more than 30 disregarded and negle

Author : Dimitris Charalampopoulos,Robert A. Rastall
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1273 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-12
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780387790572

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Prebiotics and Probiotics Science and Technology by Dimitris Charalampopoulos,Robert A. Rastall Pdf

A comprehensive overview on the advances in the field, this volume presents the science underpinning the probiotic and prebiotic effects, the latest in vivo studies, the technological issues in the development and manufacture of these types of products, and the regulatory issues involved. It will be a useful reference for both scientists and technologists working in academic and governmental institutes, and the industry.

Author : Herman van Bekkum,Harald Röper,A. G. J. Voragen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-07-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783527614882

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Carbohydrates as Organic Raw Materials III by Herman van Bekkum,Harald Röper,A. G. J. Voragen Pdf

This volume is the continuation of a successful bookseries devoted to an increasingly vital subject: the utilization of carbohydrates as chemical raw materials. Sixteen contributions present an overview of current research thereby covering several new topics which were not dealt with in the preceeding volumes: - production and use of inulin - lactose: its manufacture and physico-chemical properties - lactic acid production and utilization - bulking agents: polydextrose - alkyl polyglucoside, a carbohydrate-based surfactant As more than sixty percent of the authors come from industry, this volume is the most practice-oriented of the series. Thus, this book will be a valuable tool for young as well as for experienced researchers working in the challenging field of upgrading renewable resources.

Author : Wiley-VCH
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1576 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783527339907

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Ullmann's Food and Feed, 3 Volume Set by Wiley-VCH Pdf

A compilation of 58 carefully selected, topical articles from the Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, this three-volume handbook provides a wealth of information on economically important basic foodstuffs, raw materials, additives, and processed foods, including a section on animal feed. It brings together the chemical and physical characteristics, production processes and production figures, main uses, toxicology and safety information in one single resource. More than 40 % of the content has been added or updated since publication of the 7th edition of the Encyclopedia in 2011 and is available here in print for the first time. The result is a "best of Ullmann's", bringing the vast knowledge to the desks of professionals in the food and feed industries.

Author : Marcel Roberfroid
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780203504932

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Inulin-Type Fructans by Marcel Roberfroid Pdf

Inulin and oligofructose are naturally occurring resistant carbohydrates that have a variety of uses as functional food ingredients. In addition to their role as prebiotics that selectively stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria in the intestines, these inulin-type fructans act as dietary fiber in the digestive system and have applications as

Author : A.K. Gupta,N. Kaur
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000-09-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080528503

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Carbohydrate Reserves in Plants - Synthesis and Regulation by A.K. Gupta,N. Kaur Pdf

Carbohydrate reserves constitute the major part of edible portion of the plants. Latest researches in major crops like wheat, rice, maize, barley, potato, sugarcane, sugarbeet, Jerusalem artichoke, chicory and carbohydrates in trees have been included in this book. The book will be of great value to the basic plant biochemists, molecular biologists, biotechnologists, and genetic crop engineers and to the agricultural scientists working in different disciplines related to crop productivity. This compilation may act as a medium to initiate discussions among these scientists leading to new researches in the area of crop productivity and reserve carbohydrate metabolism.

Author : Zamski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351424912

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Photoassimilate Distribution Plants and Crops Source-Sink Relationships by Zamski Pdf

Adopting an interdisciplinary approach to the study of photoassimilate partitioning and source-sink relationhips, this work details the major aspects of source-sink physiology and metabolism, the integration of individual components and photoassimilate partitioning, and the whole plant source-sink relationships in 16 agriculturally important crops. The work examines in detail the components of carbon partitioning, such as ecology, photosynthesis, loading, transport and anatomy, and discusses the impact of genetic, environmental and agrotechnical factors on the parts of whole plant source-link physiology.

Author : Nicholas J. Kruger,Steven A. Hill,R. George Ratcliffe
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401148184

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Regulation of Primary Metabolic Pathways in Plants by Nicholas J. Kruger,Steven A. Hill,R. George Ratcliffe Pdf

Over the past decade, advances in molecular biology have provided the impetus for a resurgence of interest in plant metabolism. At a general level, the potential for modifying the quantity or quality of harvestable crop products through genetic manipulation has provided an agronomic rationale for seeking a greater understanding of primary plant metabolism and its regulation. Moreover, the now facile techniques for transformation of many plant species and the consequential capacity to manipulate the amounts of specific individual enzymes within specific cell types provides an exciting direct approach for studying metabolic problems. Such transgenic plants are also becoming invaluable tools in studies at the interface between metabolism and other sub-disciplines such as physiology and ecology. The interest generated in plant metabolism by these developments has also encouraged the re-introduction of more conventional biochemical techniques for metabolic analysis. Finally, in common with other areas of cell biology, the wealth of information that can be obtained at the nucleic acid level has provided the stimulus for identification and characterisation of metabolic processes in far greater detail than previously envisaged. The result of these advances it that researchers now have the confidence to address problems in plant metabolism at levels not previously attempted. This book presents the proceedings of an international conference held on 9-11 January 1997 at St Hugh's College, Oxford under the auspices of the Phytochemical Society of Europe.

Author : Biochemical Society (Great Britain)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Biochemistry
ISBN : MINN:31951P001649412

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Transactions by Biochemical Society (Great Britain) Pdf

Author : Alistair M. Stephen,Glyn O. Phillips
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781420015164

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Food Polysaccharides and Their Applications by Alistair M. Stephen,Glyn O. Phillips Pdf

Comprehensive in scope, Food Polysaccharides and Their Applications, Second Edition explains the production aspects and the chemical and physical properties of the main classes of polysaccharaides consumed as food, highlighting their nutritional value and their technological characteristics. Chapters in this new edition detail the source, biosynthesis, molecular structures, and physical properties of polysaccharides. They also explore production and uses in food formulations; the effects of cooking and interactions with proteins, lipids, sugars, and metal ions; analytical methods, including identification and quantitative determination; and nutritional and ecological considerations with emphasis on genetic engineering of food crops. The editors carefully balance coverage of fundamental aspects and practical implications for the food industry. What’s New in the Second Edition: Explains the preparation of new starch esters and improved techniques for the production of acid-converted and oxidized starches Details new information on the natural functions of cell wall polysaccharides of seeds in relation to their molecular structures, biosynthesis and enzymatic hydrolysis Presents additional references that include those relating to IR and NMR spectrometric methods of analysis

Author : Wilfred Cote
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781475708332

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Biomass Utilization by Wilfred Cote Pdf

This proceedings volume represents the culmination of nearly three years of planning, organizing and carrying out of a NATO Ad vanced Study Institute on Biomass Utilization. The effort was initi ated by Dr. Harry Sobel, then Editor of Biosources Digest, and a steering committee representing the many disciplines that this field brings together. . When the fiscal and logistical details of the original plan could not be worked out, the idea was temporarily suspended. In the spring of 1982, the Renewable Materials Institute of the State University of New York at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York revived the plan. A number of modifications had to be made, including the venue which was changed from the U.S.A. to Portugal. Additional funding beyond the basic support provided by the Scientific Affairs Division of NATO had to be obtained. Ul timately there were supplementary grants from the Foundation for Microbiology and the Anne S. Richardson Fund to assist student participants. The New York State College of Forestry Foundation, Inc. provided major support through the Renewable Ma terials Institute. The ASI was held in Alcabideche, Portugal from September 26 to October 9, 1982. Eighty participants including fifteen principal lecturers were assembled at the Hotel Sintra Estoril for the program that was organized as a comprehensive course on biomass utilization. The main lectures were supplemented by relevant short papers offered by the participants.

Author : Y. H. Hui,József Barta,M. Pilar Cano,Todd W. Gusek,Jiwan S. Sidhu,Nirmal K. Sinha
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780470276488

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Handbook of Fruits and Fruit Processing by Y. H. Hui,József Barta,M. Pilar Cano,Todd W. Gusek,Jiwan S. Sidhu,Nirmal K. Sinha Pdf

The processing of fruits continues to undergo rapid change. In the Handbook of Fruits and Fruit Processing, Dr. Y.H. Hui and his editorial team have assembled over forty respected academicians and industry professionals to create an indispensable resource on the scientific principles and technological methods for processing fruits of all types. The book describes the processing of fruits from four perspectives: a scientific basis, manufacturing and engineering principles, production techniques, and processing of individual fruits. A scientific knowledge of the horticulture, biology, chemistry, and nutrition of fruits forms the foundation. A presentation of technological and engineering principles involved in processing fruits is a prelude to their commercial production. As examples, the manufacture of several categories of fruit products is discussed. The final part of the book discusses individual fruits, covering their harvest to a finished product in a retail market. As a professional reference book replete with the latest research or as a practical textbook filled with example after example of commodity applications, the Handbook of Fruits and Fruit Processing is the current, comprehensive, yet compact resource ideal for the fruit industry.