The Complex World of Polysaccharides

00 preface_The Complex World of Polysaccharides
Section _1
01_Is Chitosan a New Panacea? Areas of Application
02_Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) Glucan
Polysaccharides – Occurrence, Separation and
Application in Food, Feed and Health Industries
03_Mechanisms of O-Antigen Structural Variation
of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
04_Exopolysaccharide Biosynthesis in Rhizobium
leguminosarum: From Genes to Functions
05_Capsular Polysaccharides Produced by the
Bacterial Pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei
06_Polysaccharides from Larch Biomass
07_Antiviral Levans from
Bacillus spp. Isolated from Honey
08_Lichen Polysaccharides
Section _2
09_The Molecular Structure and
Conformational Dynamics of Chitosan
Polymers: An Integrated Perspective from
Experiments and Computational Simulations
10_Concept of Template Synthesis of Proteoglycans
11_Coupled Mass Spectrometric Strategies
for the Determination of Carbohydrates
at Very Low Concentrations:
The Case of Polysaccharides Involved
in the Molecular Dialogue Between
Plants and Rhizobia
12_Diatom Polysaccharides:
Extracellular Production,
Isolation and Molecular Characterization
13_Exopolysaccharides of the Biofilm Matrix:
A Complex Biophysical World
Section _3
14_Polysaccharide-Protein Interactions and
Their Relevance in Food Colloids
15_Chitosan: A Bioactive Polysaccharide
in Marine-Based Foods
16_Polysaccharides as Carriers and Protectors
of Additives and Bioactive Compounds in Foods
17_Dietary Fiber and Availability of Nutrients:
A Case Study on Yoghurt as a Food Model
18_Plant Biotechnology for
the Development of Design Starches
Section _4
19_Bioactive Polysaccharides of American Ginseng
Panax quinquefolius L. in Modulation
of Immune Function: Phytochemical
and Pharmacological Characterization
20_Polysaccharides from Red Algae:
Genesis of a Renaissance
21_1,3-b-Glucans: Drug Delivery and Pharmacology
22_Complexes of Polysaccharides and
Glycyrrhizic Acid with Drug Molecules −
Mechanochemical Synthesis and
Pharmacological Activity
23_The Chitosan as Dietary Fiber:
An in vitro Comparative Study
of Interactions with Drug
and Nutritional Substances
24_The Future of Synthetic Carbohydrate Vaccines:
Immunological Studies on Streptococcus
pneumoniae Type 14