Journal article
Biocatalytic cross-linking of pectic polysaccharides for designed food functionality: Structures, mechanisms, and reactions
Recent research has demonstrated how cross-linking of pectic polysaccharides to obtain gel formation can be promoted by enzymatic catalysis reactions, and provide opportunities for functional upgrading of pectic polysaccharides present in agro-industrial sidestreams. This review highlights the mechanisms of formation of functional pectic polysaccharide cross-links, including covalent cross-links (notably phenolic esters and uronyl ester linkages) and non-covalent, ionic cross-links (which involve calcium and borate ester links).
The treatise examines how such cross-links can be designed via specific enzymatic reactions, and highlights the most recent data concerning enzyme catalyzed engineering of cross-links for in situ structural design of functional properties of foods.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2012 |
Pages: | 207-219 |
ISSN: | 18788181 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.bcab.2012.03.007 |
ORCIDs: | Meyer, Anne S. |