Advances in Pectin and Pectinase Research

Advances in Pectin and Pectinase Research edited by Fons Voragen, Henk Schols, R.G.F. Visser.

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Voragen, Fons (Editor), Schols, Henk (Editor), Visser, R.G.F (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
Edition:1st ed. 2003.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Enzymology.
Biochemistry.
Plant physiology.
Food—Biotechnology.
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Pectin (Bio)Synthesis
  • Interaction of a stylar pectic polysaccharide and a basic protein (sca) mediates lily pollen tube adhesion
  • Towards unraveling the biological significance of the individual components of pectic hairy regions in plants
  • Detergent-solubilisation of a homogalacturonan galacturonosyltransferase from mung bean
  • Pectin — the hairy thing: evidence that homogalacturonan is a side chain of rhamnogalacturonan I
  • II. Structure, Physical and Chemical Properties of Pectin
  • Covalent cross-linking of primary cell wall pectic polysaccharides is required for normal plant growth
  • Differences in the methyl ester distribution of pectins
  • Physico-chemical properties of pectins in the cell walls and after extraction
  • A comparison of lime and orange pectin which were rapidly extracted from albedo
  • The hydration behaviour of pectin networks and plant cell walls
  • Structural features of pectic substances from hemicellulose extracts of apples
  • Pectin cell biology: complexity in context
  • Pectic substances from soybean cell walls distinguish themselves from other plant cell wall pectins
  • III. Molecular Genetics and Regulation of Pectinase Biosynthesis
  • Regulation of pectinolytic gene expression in Aspergillus
  • Transgenesis with an antisense construct and a promoter-reporter fusion for the study of lupme3, a flax pectin methylesterase gene
  • Regulation and role of pectinases in phytopathogenic fungi
  • Synthesis of pectin fragments by modular design principle
  • IV. Identification, Mode of Action, and 3-D Structure of Pectinases
  • Mechanistic lessons from structural studies of the pectate lyases
  • Mode of action analysis and structure — function Relationships in Aspergillus niger pectinolytic enzymes
  • Endo-xylogalacturonan hydrolase, a novel enzyme for fruit processing
  • The structures and active sites of pectinases
  • Recent observations on the specificity and structural conformation of the polygalacturonase — polygalacturonase inhibiting protein system
  • Structure-function and molecular studies on fungal polygalacturonases and their inhibitors PGIPs
  • Rhamnogalacturonan acetylesterase, a member of the SGNH-Hydrolase family
  • Sequence analysis and characterisation of a novel pectin acetyl esterase from Bacillus subtilis
  • The tow secreted pectin acetylesterases of Erwinia chrysanthemi 3937, PAEY and PAEX
  • Development of a valencia orange pectin methylesterase for generating novel pectin products
  • Structure-function of a proteinaceous inhibitor of plant pectin methylesterase
  • Degradation of pectins with different nature, amount and distribution of the substituents by endopolygalacturonase of fusarium moniliforme
  • V. Pectinases in Beverage, Food and Feed, and Novel Technologies
  • The role of pectins in plant tissue upon storage and processing: analysis and mathematical modelling in relation to firmness
  • Kinetic information on thermal and high pressure-temperature inactivation of pectinesterases
  • VI. Developments in Pectin Manufacture and Application
  • Characterisation of pectins extracted from fresh sugar beet roots under different conditions using an experimental design
  • Sol-gel transitions of high-esterified pectins and their molecular structure
  • Rheological characterization of gum and jelly products
  • Comparison of the stabilisation mechanism of acid dairy drinks (ADD) induced by pectin and soluble soybean polysaccharide (SSP)
  • Recent studies on possible functions of bioactive pectins and pectic polysaccharides from medicinal herbs on health care
  • Effect of pectolytic and cellulolytic enzyme treatments on functional and nutritional properties of cell wall materials from apples.

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