Polysaccharides from New Zealand Native Plants: A Review of Their Structure, Properties, and Potential Applications
Water-soluble, non-starch polysaccharides from plants are used commercially in a wide range of food and non-food applications. The increasing range of applications for natural polysaccharides means that there is growing demand for plant-derived polysaccharides with different functionalities. The geo...
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| description | Water-soluble, non-starch polysaccharides from plants are used commercially in a wide range of food and non-food applications. The increasing range of applications for natural polysaccharides means that there is growing demand for plant-derived polysaccharides with different functionalities. The geographical isolation of New Zealand and its unique flora presents opportunities to discover new polysaccharides with novel properties for a range of applications. This review brings together data published since the year 2000 on the composition and structure of exudate gums, mucilages, and storage polysaccharides extracted from New Zealand endemic land plants. The structures and properties of these polysaccharides are compared with the structures of similar polysaccharides from other plants. The current commercial use of these polysaccharides is reviewed and their potential for further exploitation discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52f8094aecb54e7caa6dcbc71ae5358c2022-12-21T19:34:44ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472019-06-018616310.3390/plants8060163plants8060163Polysaccharides from New Zealand Native Plants: A Review of Their Structure, Properties, and Potential ApplicationsSusan M. Carnachan0Tracey J. Bell1Simon F. R. Hinkley2Ian M. Sims3Ferrier Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt 5040, New ZealandFerrier Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt 5040, New ZealandFerrier Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt 5040, New ZealandFerrier Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt 5040, New ZealandWater-soluble, non-starch polysaccharides from plants are used commercially in a wide range of food and non-food applications. The increasing range of applications for natural polysaccharides means that there is growing demand for plant-derived polysaccharides with different functionalities. The geographical isolation of New Zealand and its unique flora presents opportunities to discover new polysaccharides with novel properties for a range of applications. This review brings together data published since the year 2000 on the composition and structure of exudate gums, mucilages, and storage polysaccharides extracted from New Zealand endemic land plants. The structures and properties of these polysaccharides are compared with the structures of similar polysaccharides from other plants. The current commercial use of these polysaccharides is reviewed and their potential for further exploitation discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/8/6/163novel polysaccharidecharacterizationrheologyNew Zealandapplications |
| spellingShingle | Susan M. Carnachan Tracey J. Bell Simon F. R. Hinkley Ian M. Sims Polysaccharides from New Zealand Native Plants: A Review of Their Structure, Properties, and Potential Applications Plants novel polysaccharide characterization rheology New Zealand applications |
| title | Polysaccharides from New Zealand Native Plants: A Review of Their Structure, Properties, and Potential Applications |
| title_full | Polysaccharides from New Zealand Native Plants: A Review of Their Structure, Properties, and Potential Applications |
| title_fullStr | Polysaccharides from New Zealand Native Plants: A Review of Their Structure, Properties, and Potential Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polysaccharides from New Zealand Native Plants: A Review of Their Structure, Properties, and Potential Applications |
| title_short | Polysaccharides from New Zealand Native Plants: A Review of Their Structure, Properties, and Potential Applications |
| title_sort | polysaccharides from new zealand native plants a review of their structure properties and potential applications |
| topic | novel polysaccharide characterization rheology New Zealand applications |
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