Industrial Applications, Principal Sources, and Extraction of Galactomannans: A Review [PDF]
FoodsGalactomannans (GMs) are polysaccharides with diverse industrial applications due to their functional properties, such as their use in thickeners, stabilizers, and gelling agents.
Yaquelin Flores García +6 more
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Pharmaceutical use of galactomannans [PDF]
Química Nova, 2011 The pharmaceutical use of galactomannans from different sources, commercial and noncommercial, has been extensively studied over the past decade.
Joana Léa Meira Silveira +1 more
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Polysaccharide-Based Carriers for Pulmonary Insulin Delivery: The Potential of Coffee as an Unconventional Source [PDF]
Pharmaceutics, 2023 Non-invasive routes for insulin delivery are emerging as alternatives to currently painful subcutaneous injections. For pulmonary delivery, formulations may be in powdered particle form, using carriers such as polysaccharides to stabilise the active ...
Sara A. Valente +8 more
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Evaluation of Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa L.) Oil as an Additive for Carbohydrate-Based Biodegradable Films [PDF]
FoodsRecent studies have focused on the development of food packaging films based on biopolymers, with polysaccharides being at the forefront due to their abundant availability in food and agricultural by-products.
Bárbara L. S. Freitas +4 more
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Cell Structure and Dynamics of Galactomannan Secretion in Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Leguminosae) Endosperm [PDF]
PlantsGalactomannans are a typical reserve polysaccharide in the endosperm of leguminous seeds; they turn the endosperm hard when dry and gelatinous and swollen when hydrated.
Victor Bonifácio-Leite +2 more
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Locust Bean Gum, a Vegetable Hydrocolloid with Industrial and Biopharmaceutical Applications [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 Locust bean gum (LBG), a vegetable galactomannan extracted from carob tree seeds, is extensively used in the food industry as a thickening agent (E410). Its molecular conformation in aqueous solutions determines its solubility and rheological performance.
Max Petitjean, José Ramón Isasi
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Immunochemical Identification of the Main Cell Wall Polysaccharides of the Early Land Plant Marchantia polymorpha [PDF]
Cells, 2023 Plant primary cell walls are composite structures surrounding the protoplast and containing pectins, hemicelluloses, and cellulose polysaccharides, as well as proteins.
Hasan Kolkas +2 more
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Enhancement of the quality attributes and health benefits synbiotic yoghurt from cow's milk [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 The present work delighted on extraction of galactomannan polysaccharide from guar gum beans and microbial galactomannan source. Effect of replacing non-fat dry milk that used to fortify cow's milk in yoghurt industry with the two extracted ...
Tamer I.M. Ragab +4 more
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Gleditsia triacanthos Galactomannans in Gluten-Free Formulation: Batter Rheology and Bread Quality [PDF]
Foods, 2023 Gluten-free batters, in general, require the incorporation of agents to control their rheology; this role is commonly played by hydrocolloids. New natural sources of hydrocolloids are under permanent research. In this regard, the functional properties of
Lorena S. Sciarini +3 more
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Galactomannans: A Suitable Biopolymer to Produce Advanced Food Packaging [PDF]
International Journal of Food ScienceGalactomannans (GMs) have promising food packaging applications as edible films and coatings. These natural polysaccharides offer an environmentally friendly and sustainable alternative to conventional nonbiodegradable and nonedible plastic materials. By
Elder dos Santos Araujo +3 more
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