FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (21 ): 403-408.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6300-200921095

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Application of Radiation Technology in Molecular Modification of Polysaccharides: A Review

LI Yan-jie1,2,HA Yi-ming1,*,FAN Bei1,WANG Feng1,LI An1   

  1. 1. Institute of Agro-Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China;
    2. College of Chemical and Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Huhhot 010051, China
  • Received:2009-06-19 Online:2009-11-01 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: HA Yi-ming E-mail:hayiming@sina.com

Abstract:

Polysaccharides have attracted tremendous attention due to the abundance with a variety of species and quantities in nature and extensive application in wide-range fields. In this paper, current problems related to polysaccharide research, concepts and purposes for polysaccharide modification, mechanisms and methods for polysaccharide molecular modification by radiation technology are reviewed. Meanwhile, practical applications of radiation technology in molecular modification of polysaccharides including chitosan, starch, carrageenan, sodium alginate and cellulose are also discussed.

Key words: polysaccharide, molecular modification, radiation technology

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