Timely book gives account of the production and uses of polysaccharides. Focuses on the main developments. Also explains and illustrates how current work on polysaccharides may lead to major future developments in this field.
Discusses structural, storage, marine, bacterial, and synthetic polysaccharides in terms of the basic chemistry, applications in industrial processes, the biosynthetic pathways, opportunities for the modification of molecular structures, the ways in which these structures can be used to enhance applications, and modifications to the source crops. A