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Pectin: Technological and Physiological Properties

  • Presents the technological and physiological properties of pectin, encompassing all of the essential information a researcher needs to fully understand their function and use in foods

  • Utilizes basic information on pectin as well as recent technological advances in order to present a comprehensive overview on this important aspect

  • Designed to be the primary resource for individuals seeking an up to date reference work covering all the necessary informational and functional aspects of pectin

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Biosynthesis, Localisation, and Function of Pectins in Plants

    • Yang Yang, Charles T. Anderson
    Pages 1-15
  3. Pectin Structure

    • David Ropartz, Marie-Christine Ralet
    Pages 17-36
  4. Pectin Degrading Enzymes

    • Estelle Bonnin, Jérôme Pelloux
    Pages 37-60
  5. Isolation and Characterisation of Pectin

    • Gordon A. Morris, Hana A. S. Binhamad
    Pages 61-82
  6. Emulsification Properties of Pectin

    • Katerina Alba, Vassilis Kontogiorgos
    Pages 83-97
  7. Edible Films and Coatings with Pectin

    • Athina Lazaridou, Costas G. Biliaderis
    Pages 99-123
  8. Digestion and Metabolism of Pectin

    • Kathrin Haider, Peter Wilde
    Pages 149-164
  9. Pectin Bioactivity

    • Huihuang Ding, Steve W. Cui
    Pages 165-188
  10. Pectin as Drug-Release Vehicle

    • Ali Assifaoui, Odile Chambin
    Pages 189-207

About this book

​This text presents the technological and physiological properties of pectin in an educational approach that encompasses all of the essential information a researcher needs to fully understand their function and use in foods. Utilizing basic information on pectin as well as recent technological advances, this book is designed to be the primary resource for individuals seeking out an up to date reference work covering all the necessary informational and functional aspects of pectin. 

Pectin: technological and physiological properties is the first book to fully focus on the introductory concepts on pectin. Individual chapters cover localization and function, the structural aspects of pectin, pectinases, isolation and characterization and recovery from agricultural wastes. Important current advances such as emulsions, films, digestion, metabolism and bioactive properties are also focused on. 

With its combination of vital basic information and technological advances, this book presents full and up to date coverage on this pectin and its many forms and uses in foods. 


Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

    Vassilis Kontogiorgos

About the editor

Dr Kontogiorgos is a food scientist by training having received all his degrees  in Food Science from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (B.Sc. and M.Sc.) and University of Guelph, Canada (Ph.D.). He has worked as an NSERC research fellow at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Canada) and as faculty member at the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Huddersfield (UK) before joining the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences at the University of Queensland (Australia). 

Dr Kontogiorgos research interests are focused on the area of polysaccharide isolation and characterisation with particular interest on pectin extraction and functionality. He is also working on the physical chemistry of colloidal systems that are fabricated with pectin and other polysaccharides. Dr Kontogiorgos is associate editor of Food Hydrocolloids and Food Biophysics.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pectin: Technological and Physiological Properties

  • Editors: Vassilis Kontogiorgos

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53421-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53420-2Published: 02 October 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53423-3Published: 03 October 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-53421-9Published: 01 October 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 207

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Food Science, Organic Chemistry

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Softcover Book USD 139.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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