Advanced Biophysical Techniques for Polysaccharides Characterization offers detailed insights into the cutting-edge techniques available for the identification, quantification, characterization. and structural analysis of polysaccharides. A wide range of techniques are covered, including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), optical microscopy, non-linear optical microscopy and spectroscopic techniques like Fourier transform Infrared (FTIR), X ray diffraction, light scattering, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Various polysaccharides are investigated, along with their applications across a range of industries. Each chapter offers a detailed description of the techniques before delving into case studies covering the latest advances. This book provides a one-stop solution to the latest advanced microscopic and spectroscopic techniques for investigating a range of important polysaccharides and is an ideal reference for researchers in the field of biophysics, molecular biology, biochemistry, pharmaceutics, food chemistry and related areas.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to sources, types, and economic benefits of polysaccharides 2. Structural and physico-chemical properties of starch 3. An insight into advanced analytical techniques used for cellulose and hemi cellulose characterization 4. Biophysical techniques for chitin and its derivatives 5. Novel methods for microscopic and spectroscopic detection of glycogen 6. Techniques for structural characterization of pectin polysaccharides and alginate 7. Hyaluronan: Detection and characterization techniques for medicine, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry 8. Overview of preparation and characterization of agar, agarose, and agaropectin from red algae 9. Structural analysis and characterization of xanthan using biophysical techniques 10. Pullulan: Production, usage and characterization 11. Biophysical methods of dextran analysis and characterization 12. Cyclodextrins 13. Detailed characterization of homopolysaccharides using biophysical techniques: Glucan, fructan, galactan, araban, and xylan 14. Applications of polysaccharides in biomedical and food Industry
