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Full Description
Pullulan is a polysaccharide produced by the fungus Aureobasidium pullulans and possesses some distinct properties such as excellent transparent film-forming ability, moisture absorptivity, water solubility, non-toxicity, and adhesivity. These properties allow pullulan to find potential applications in various industries such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, and health care.
This book presents the chemistry and properties of pullulan, along with the method of its production at the laboratory level. It discusses the structural engineering, processing methods, and versatile applications of pullulan, as well as highlights the challenges that still have to be overcome for its large-scale production. This unique book comprehensively summarizes many of the recent research findings on pullulan, contributed by leading experts in this research domain. It is a useful reference book for scientists, academicians, researchers, chemists, technologists, graduate and postgraduate students, and general readers who are interested in pullulan.
Contents
1. Polysaccharides: An Overview 2. Pullulan: Recent Progress and Technological Prospects 3. Synthesis of Pullulan 4. Factors Affecting Pullulan Production 5. Pullulan: Properties and Applications 6. Functional Characteristics of Pullulan: An Overview of Its Physicochemical and Physiological Properties 7. Pullulan-Degrading Enzymes and Their Biochemical Features 8. Microbial Pullulan: Properties, Bioprocess Engineering, and Applications 9. Transformation of an Aureobasidium Pullulan Synthetase Gene into Saccharomyces cerevisiae 10. Role of Pullulans in Cosmetics 11. Biomedical Applications of Pullulan
