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Analysis of food constituents: bioactive carbohydrates

Linares-Pastén, Javier A. LU orcid ; Nordberg Karlsson, Eva LU orcid and Nilsson, Lars LU (2025) p.69-105
Abstract
Carbohydrates constitute an enormous diversity of molecules, from simple monosaccharides to highly complex branched heteropolymers of molecular weights that are challenging to determine. Carbohydrates are molecules with essential biological functions, including energetic metabolism, cell recognition, structure, and protection. This chapter integrates three aspects associated with the analysis of bioactive carbohydrates: general and hypothetical structures of carbohydrates present in a variety of foods, including vegetables, seaweeds, and mushrooms are described; green chemistry methods for carbohydrate extractions, such as ultrasound-assisted extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, and pressurized liquid extraction; and finally size... (More)
Carbohydrates constitute an enormous diversity of molecules, from simple monosaccharides to highly complex branched heteropolymers of molecular weights that are challenging to determine. Carbohydrates are molecules with essential biological functions, including energetic metabolism, cell recognition, structure, and protection. This chapter integrates three aspects associated with the analysis of bioactive carbohydrates: general and hypothetical structures of carbohydrates present in a variety of foods, including vegetables, seaweeds, and mushrooms are described; green chemistry methods for carbohydrate extractions, such as ultrasound-assisted extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, and pressurized liquid extraction; and finally size exclusion chromatography and asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) method, for the characterization of physicochemical properties of complex polysaccharides. The analysis and molecular characterization of carbohydrates is essential to understand their biological activities and develop functional ingredients for food and feed. (Less)
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Sustainable Analytical Techniques in Food Science
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Socas Rodriguez, Barbara ; Herrera Herrar, Antonio V. ; Gil Ramirez, Alicia and Rostagno, Mauricio A.
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1
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69 - 105
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Elsevier
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  • scopus:105001763040
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9780443139598
9780443139604
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10.1016/B978-0-443-13959-8.00003-X
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English
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  author       = {{Linares-Pastén, Javier A. and Nordberg Karlsson, Eva and Nilsson, Lars}},
  booktitle    = {{Sustainable Analytical Techniques in Food Science}},
  editor       = {{Socas Rodriguez, Barbara and Herrera Herrar, Antonio V. and Gil Ramirez, Alicia and Rostagno, Mauricio A.}},
  isbn         = {{9780443139598}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{69--105}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  title        = {{Analysis of food constituents: bioactive carbohydrates}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13959-8.00003-X}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/B978-0-443-13959-8.00003-X}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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