An introduction to polysaccharide biotechnology / (Record no. 18086)

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control field 9781315372730
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781315372730
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781482249774
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Canceled/invalid ISBN 9781482246971
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Canceled/invalid ISBN 9780815387152
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024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code 10.1201/9781315372730
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035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)975226797
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number TP248.65.P64
Item number T66 2017
072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE
Subject category code MED
Subject category code subdivision 008000
Source bisacsh
072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE
Subject category code PSB
Source bicscc
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 660.6/3
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Harding, Stephen E.,
Relator term author.
245 13 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title An introduction to polysaccharide biotechnology /
Statement of responsibility, etc. by Stephen E. Harding, Michael P. Tombs, Gary G. Adams, Berit Smestad Paulsen, Kari Tvete Inngjerdingen and Hilde Barsett.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement Second edition.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Boca Raton, FL :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2018.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1 online resource (239 pages) :
Other physical details 185 illustrations
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Cover -- Half title -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to First Edition -- Preface to Second Edition -- Chapter 1: Polysaccharides and Their Potential for Biotechnology -- 1.1 An Introduction to Polysaccharides -- 1.2 The Potential for Biotechnology -- Further Reading -- Specific References -- Chapter 2: Structural Polysaccharides -- 2.1 Pectin -- 2.2 Cellulose and Hemicelluloses -- 2.3 Xylans and Xylanases -- 2.4 The Gum Mannans: Locust Bean Gum, Guar and Konjac Mannan -- 2.5 Gum Exudates -- 2.6 Glycosaminoglycans -- Further Reading -- Specific References -- Chapter 3: Pectic Polysaccharides and Bioactivity -- 3.1 Structural Aspects of Pectins -- 3.2 Pectic Polysaccharides as Immunomodulators -- 3.3 Pectic Polysaccharides and Importance for Diseases in Mali -- 3.4 Structure and Bioactivity of Pectic Polysaccharides from Malian Medicinal Plants -- 3.5 Discussion and Summary -- Further Reading -- Specific References -- Chapter 4: Storage Polysaccharides: Starch and Fructans -- 4.1 Starch -- 4.2 Glycogen -- 4.3 Minor Storage Polysaccharides -- 4.4 Fructans: Inulin and Levan -- Further Reading -- Specific References -- Chapter 5: Marine Polysaccharides -- 5.1 Alginates and Brown Seaweed -- 5.2 Carrageenans and Red Seaweed -- 5.3 Agar and Agarose -- 5.4 Fucoidans/Fucose-Containing Sulphated Polysaccharides -- 5.5 Chitosan and Chitin Derivatives -- Further Reading -- Specific References -- Chapter 6: Some Bacterial and Synthetic Polysaccharides -- 6.1 Biotechnology -- 6.2 Bacterial Alginates -- 6.3 Xanthan -- 6.4 Pullulan -- 6.5 Gellan, XM6 and Curdlan -- 6.6 Dextrans -- 6.7 Cyclodextrins -- 6.8 Scleroglucan and Schizophyllan -- 6.9 Synthetic Polysaccharides: Use of Enzymes -- 6.10 Polysaccharide and Glycoconjugate Vaccines -- Further Reading -- Specific References -- Index.
520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Polysaccharides and related high molecular weight glycans are hugely diverse with wide application in Biotechnology and great opportunities for further exploitation. An Introduction to Polysaccharide Biotechnology a second edition of the popular original text by Tombs and Harding introduces students, researchers, clinicians and industrialists to the properties of some of the key materials involved, how these are applied, some of the economic factors concerning their production and how they are characterized for regulatory purposes.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Glucosidases
General subdivision Biotechnology.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Polysaccharides
General subdivision Biotechnology.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Polysaccharides
General subdivision Metabolism.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Treasaden, Ian H,
Relator term author.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Adams, Gary G.,
Relator term author.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Smestad Paulsen, Berit,
Relator term author.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Inngjerdingen, Kari Tvete,
Relator term author.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Barsett, Hilde,
Relator term author.
710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Taylor and Francis.
776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY
Relationship information Print version:
International Standard Book Number 9781482246971
Record control number (DLC) 2016040404
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315372730">https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315372730</a>
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