Overview
- Handy reference on all aspects of all kinds of sweeteners
- For academic researchers and industrial professionals
- Considers chemical, biological and pharmacological aspects as well as the bioavailability and application of sweeteners
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Reference Series in Phytochemistry (RSP)
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Table of contents (27 entries)
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Front Matter
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Biotechnology and Genetic Modifications
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Biological Effects
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About this book
The book introduces various substance classes of sweeteners, which are mainly plant-derived, including glycosidic and terpenoid sweeteners, peptidic sweeteners, sweet-tasting proteins and protein-derived sweeteners (e.g. stevioside, sucralose, aspartame, thaumatin, brazzein and many more). Chapters address topics such as the isolation and purification of the compounds, their physical, chemical and biological properties, pharmacological activities, and also critically discuss their applications in view of health and ecotoxicological aspects. A special emphasis is on low or no-calorie sweeteners, for which there is an increasing demand and intensified research activities currently.
This reference work hence provides the readers with key information and will serve the needs of graduate students and scholars, researchers and professionals working in the fields of chemistry, botany, biotechnology, or pharmacological or agricultural research, as well as in the food industry or the marketing of sweeteners.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
al countries have been and are working in his laboratory, and his research is supported by funding from the Aquitaine Regional Government, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, and various private companies. In 2004, he founded the technology transfer unit “Polyphenols Biotech”, providing support for R&D programs for SMEs and major groups from the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, agricultural and health-nutrition sectors.
Prof. Dr. Kishan G. Ramawat is Former Professor & Head of the Botany Department, M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India, and can look back on longstanding research experience. He received his Ph.D. in Plant Biotechnology in 1978 from the University of Jodhpur, India and afterwards joined the university as a faculty member. In 1991 he moved to the M.L.Sukhadia University in Udaipur as Associate Professor and became Professor in 2001. He served as the Head of the Department of Botany (2001-2004, 2010-2012), was in charge of the Department of Biotechnology (2003-2004), was a member of the task force on medicinal and aromatic plants of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi (2002-2005) and coordinated UGC-DRS and DST-FIST programmes (2002-2012). Prof. Ramawat had done his postdoctoral studies at the University of Tours, France from 1983-85, and later returned to Tours as visiting professor (1991). He also visited the University of Bordeaux 2, France several times as visiting professor (1995, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2010), and in 2005 Poland in an academic exchange programme (2005). Through these visits in France, Prof. Ramawat and Prof. Mérillon established a strong connection, which has resulted in productive collaborations and several book and reference work publications. Prof. Ramawat has published more than 170 well cited peer reviewed papers and articles, and edited several books and reference works on topics such as the biotechnology of medicinal plants, secondary metabolites, bioactive molecules, herbal drugs, and many other topics. His research was funded by several funding agencies. In his research group, Prof. Ramawat has supervised doctoral thesis of 25 students. He is an active member of several academic bodies, associations and editorial boards of journals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sweeteners
Book Subtitle: Pharmacology, Biotechnology, and Applications
Editors: Jean-Michel Mérillon, Kishan Gopal Ramawat
Series Title: Reference Series in Phytochemistry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27027-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Reference Module Physical and Materials Science, Reference Module Chemistry, Materials and Physics
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-27026-5Published: 30 January 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-27027-2Published: 03 January 2018
Series ISSN: 2511-834X
Series E-ISSN: 2511-8358
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 657
Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 74 illustrations in colour
Topics: Food Science, Plant Biochemistry, Nutrition, Diabetes, Carbohydrate Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology