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Carbohydrate Polymers

Vol. 38 , NO. 2, 1999 (Published February 1999)

99 Synthesis of a fluorescent chitosan derivative and its application for the study of
chitosan-mucin interactions
R. B. QAQISH & M. M. AMIJI (USA)

109 Structures of large, medium and small starch granules of barley grain
Y. TAKEDA, C. TAKEDA, H. MIZUKAMj & 1. HANASHIRO (JAPAN)

115 Quantitative determination of chitosans by ninhydrin
S. PROCHAZKOVA, K. M. vARUM & K. 0STGAARD (NORWAY)

123 Granule size and rheological behavior of heated tapioca starch dispersions
M. A. RAO & J. TATTIYAKUL (USA)

133 Structural features and anti-complementary activity of some heteroxylan polysaccharide
fractions from the seeds of Plantago major L.
A. B. SAMUELSEN, 1. LUND, J. M. DJAHROMI, B. S. PAULSEN, J. K. WOLD &
S. H. KNUTSEN (NORWAY)

145 Structural aspects and phase behaviour in deacylated and high acyl gellan systems
S. KASAPIS (Sultanate of OMAN), P. GIANNOUU, M. W. N. MEMBER,
V. EVAGELIOU (UK), C. POULARD, B. TORT-BOURGEOIS (FRANCE) &
G. SWORN (UK)

155 Influence of acetyl substituent on oligoglucuronans separation by anion exchange
chromatography
A.-S. PIRLET, L. GUENTAS, A. HEYRAUD, P. PHEULPIN, M. A. VIJALAYAKSHMI,
J.-N. BARBOTIN, B. COURTOIS & J. COURTOIS (FRANCE)

161 Cassava starch granule structure-function properties: influence of time and conditions
at harvest on four cultivars of cassava starch
K. SRIROTH, V/SANTISOPASRI, C. PETCHALANUWAT, K. KUROTJANAWONG,
K. PIYACHOMKWAN (THAILAND) & C. G. OATES (SINGAPORE)

171 Effect of carboxymethyl-beta-cyclodextrin on the hydrophobicity parameters of steroidal
drugs
T. CSERHATI & E. FORGACS (HUNGARY)

179 Natural colloidal particles: the mechanism of the specific interaction between hesperidin
and pectin
N. BEN-SHALOM & R. PINTO (ISRAEL)

183 Antiviral activity of alginate against infection by tobacco mosaic virus
Y. SANO (JAPAN)

191 Calendar

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Vol. 38 , NO. 3 , 1999 (Published March 1999)

CONTENTS

193 The Polysaccharide Biotechnology Royal Society of Chemistry Meeting, 1997
S. E. Harding (UK)

195 Hydrodynamic properties of carbohydrate-coated dendrimers
G. M. PAVLOV, E. V. KORNEEVA (Russia), K. JUMEL, S. E. HARDING (UK),
E. W. MEIJER, H. W. 1. PEERLINGS (The Netherlands), J. F. STODDART (USA)
& S. A. NEPOGODIEV (UK)

203 Pullulan production by Aureobasidium pullufans growing on hydrolysed potato starch waste
C. BARNETT, A. SMITH, B. SCANLON (UK) & C.J. ISRAILIDES (Greece)

211 Depolymerisation of cassava starch
P. SRIBURI, S. E. HILL & F. BARCLAY (UK)

219 Yam bean starch: a novel substrate for citric acid production by the protease-negative mutant
strain of Aspergillus niger
S. SARANGBIN & Y. WATANAPOKASIN (Thailand)

225 Biotechniques to assess the fermentation of resistant starch in the mammalian gastrointestinal
tract
N. R. BULLOCK & G. NORTON (UK)

231 Size and shape of inulin in dimethyl sulphoxide solution
B. H. AZIS, B. CHIN, M. P. DEACON, S. E. HARDING (UK) & G. M. PAVLOV (Russia)

235 Are chitosan-mucin interactions specific to different regions of the stomach? Velocity
ultracentrifugation offers a clue
M. P. DEACON, S. S. DAVIS, R. J. WHITE (UK), H. NORDMAN, 1. CARLSTEDT (Sweden),
N. ERRINGTON, A. J. ROWE & S. E. HARDING (UK)

239 The effect of quaternary ammonium base adsorbates on the molecular and morphological
structure of microcrystalline cellulose
N. E. KOTELNIKRVA, E. F. PANARIN, A. V. SHCHUKAREV (Russia), R. SERIMAA,
T. PAAKKARI, K.JOKELA (Finland), S. V. SHILOV, N. P. KUDINA (Russia), G. WEGENER,
E. WINDEISEN (Germany) & 1. S. KOCHETKOVA (Russia)

247 Microbial (1-3)beta-D-glucans, their preparation, physico-chemical characterization and
immunomodulatory activity
J. SANDULA, G. KOGAN, M. KACURAKOVA & E. MACHOVA (Slovak Republic)

255 Measurement of the Rheology of Polysaccharide Gels by Penetration
C. M. GREGSON, S. E. HILL, J. R. MITCHELL & J. SMEWING (UK)

261 A comparison of the rheological behaviour of crude and refined locust bean gum preparations
during thermal processing
M. S. KOK, S. E. HILL & J. R. MITCHELL (UK)

267 Optical properties of dextran in solution and in films
G. M. PAVLOV, A. E. GRISHCHENKO, E. 1. RJUMTSEV & N. P. YEVLAMPIEVA (Russia)
273 Fractional isolation and physico-chemical characterization of alkali-soluble polysaccharides from
sugar beet pulp
R. C. SUN & S. HUGHES (UK)

283 Carbohydrate-flavour conjugates in wine
K. M. HEMINGWAY, M. J. ALSTON, C. G. CHAPPELL & A. J. TAYLOR (UK)

287 Bibliography
291 Calendar

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Vol. 38, NO. 4, 1999 (Published April 1999)

293 Chitosan staple fibers and their chemical modification with some aldehydes
S. HIRANO, K. NAGAMURA, M. ZHANG (JAPAN), S. K. KIM, B. G. CHUNG (NORTH
KOREA), M. YOSHIKAWA & T. MIDORIKAWA (JAPAN)

299 Enzymatic degradation of cell wall polysaccharides from soybean meal
M. M. H. HUISMAN, H. A. SCHOLS &A.G. J. VORAGEN (THE NETHERLANDS)

309 Studies on the oxidative cross-linking of feruloylated arabinoxylans from wheat flour
and wheat bran
M. E. F. SCHOONEVELD-BERGMANS, M. J.W. DIGNUM (THE NETHERLANDS),
J. H. GRABBER (USA), G. BELDMAN & A. G. J. VORAGEN (THE NETHERLANDS)

319 polysaccharases for microbial exopolysaccharides
I. W. SUTHERLAND (UK)

329 The structure of the hot-water soluble components in the starch granules of new
Japanese rice cultivars
H. MIZUKAMI, Y. TAKEDA & S. HIZUKURI (JAPAN)

337 Structure of rice starch and its relation to cooked-rice texture
M. RAMESH, S. ZAKIUDDIN AU & K. R. BHATTACHARYA (INDIA)

349 Structural heterogeneity in waxy-rice starch
E. BERTOFT, 0. ZHU, H. ANDTFOLK & M. JUNGNER (FINLAND)

361 physico-chemical characterisation of sago starch
F. B. AHMAD, P. A. WILLIAMS (UK), J.-L DOUBLIER, S. DURAND & A. BULEON
(FRANCE)

371 Depolymerisation of mucilage isolated from ruredzo (Dicerocaryum zanguebarium) by
ascorbic acid in the presence of catalysts
M. A. N. BENHURA & 1. MAVHUDZI (ZIMBABWE)
375 Book Reviews
377 Bibliography
383 Calendar
385 Contents of Volume 38

Carbohydrate
Polymers

CONTENTS

Volume 39 Number 1 1999 (Published May 1999)

1 Chemical synthesis of an amylose-like polysaccharide by polymerization of partially
benzylated phenyl 1-thio-^-maltooctaoside derived from -y-cyclodextrin
M. NISHIKI, Y. OUSAKA, N. NISHI, S. TOKURA & N. SAKAIRI (JAPAN)
7 Amino acids as plasticizers 11. Use of quantitative structure-property relationships to
predict the behavior of monoammoniummonocarboxylate plasticizers in starch-glycerol
blends

T. M. STEIN, S. H. GORDON & R. V. GREENE (USA)
17 Cyclodextrin derivative of hyaluronan

L. SOLTES (SLOVAK REPUBLIC), R. MENDICHI (ITALY), E. MACHOVA,
B. STEINER, J. ALFOLDI, V. SASINKOVA, S. BYSTRICKY & K. BALOG (SLOVAK
REPUBLIC)

25 Aqueous starch-oil dispersions prepared by steam jet cooking. Starch films at the oil-
water interface

G. F. FANTA, F. C. FELKER, K. ESKINS & F. L. BAKER (USA)
37 Starch-alcohol complexes

E. POLACZEK, F. STARZYK & P. TOMASIK (POLAND)
43 Ageing of rubbery thermoplastic barley and oat starches
P. M. FORSSELL (FINLAND), S. H. D. HULLEMAN (THE NETHERLANDS),
P. J. MYLLARINEN (FINLAND), G. K. MOATES & R. PARKER (UK)
53 Dynamic viscoelasticity and small-angle X-ray scattering studies on the gelation
mechanism and network structure of curdlan gels
T. TADA, T. MATSUMOTO & T. MASUDA (JAPAN)
61 Production of endo-1,4-p-D-glucanase by Curvularia pallescens
S. V. P. FREIRE, M. P. C. DA SILVA, E. A. DE LUNA-ALVES LIMA, L C. MAIA
(BRAZIL) & J. F. KENNEDY (UK)

67 Phase separation and rheology of aqueous starch/galactomannan systems
C. B. CLOSS, B. CONDE-PETIT, 1. D. ROBERTS, V. B. TOLSTOGUZOV &
F. ESCHER (SWITZERLAND)
79 Control of unsaturated fatty acid substituents in emulsans

A. GORKOVENKO, J. ZHANG, R. A. GROSS & D. L. KAPLAN (USA)
85 Book Reviews
89 Erratum
93 Bibliography
99 Calendar

CarbohydratePolymers

Vol. 39 NO.2 1999 (Published 1 May 1999)

CONTENTS
101 Compositional and structural modification of the cell wall of cauliflower (Brassica oler-
acea L. var botrytis) during tissue development and plant maturation
A. FEMENIA, K. W. WALDRON, J. A. ROBERTSON & R. R. SELVENDRAN (UK)

109 Compositional features of polysaccharides from Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller)
plant tissues
A. FEMENIA, E. S. SANCHEZ, S. SIMAL & C. ROSSELLO (SPAIN)

119 Thermomechanical depolymerization of dextran
G. L. COTE & J. L. WILLET (USA)

127 Chemical modification of chitin and chitosan 2: preparation and water soluble property
of /V-acylated or /V-alkylated partially deacetylated chitins
H. SASHIWA & Y. SHIGEMASA (JAPAN)

139 Thermal and viscoelastic properties of alginate/poly(vinyl alcohol) blends cross-linked
with calcium tetraborate
K. MIURA, N. KIMURA, H. SUZUKI, Y. MIYASHITA & Y. NISHIO (JAPAN)

145 Electric resistance of chitosan derivatives
K. SUZUKI, H. SAIMOTO & Y. SHIGEMASA (JAPAN)

151 Investigation of the occurrence of pectic-xylan-xyloglucan complexes in the cell walls
of cauliflower stem tissues
A. FEMENIA, N. M. RIGBY, R. R. SELVENDRAN & K. W. WALDRON (UK)

165 Isolation, characterisation, and NMR study of xyloglucan from enzymatically
depectinised and non-depectinised apple pomace
D. K. WATT, D. J. BRASCH, D. S. LARSEN & L. D. MELTON (NEW ZEALAND)

181 Properties of cassava starch-dicarboxylic acid complexes
J. K. JOHN & K. C. M. RAJA (INDIA)

187 Book Reviews
191 Bibliography
199 Calendar

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Vol.39 NO. 3 , 1999 . (Published 1 June 1999)

CONTENTS

201 Acetylation and methylation of homogalacturonans 1: optimisation of the reaction and characteri-
sation of the products
C. M. G. C. RENARD (UK) (FRANCE) & M. C. JARVIS (UK)

209 Acetylation and methylation of homogalacturonans 2: effect on ion-binding properties and confor-
mations
C. M. G. C. RENARD & M. C. JARVIS (UK)

217 Removal of heavy metal ions from water by cross-linked carboxymethyl corn starch
B. S. KIM & S.-T. UM (S. KOREA)

225 Enzyme immunoassay system for estimating the ultrastructure of (1,6) branched
(1,3)-p-glucans
Y. ADACHI, N. N. MIURA, N. OHNO, H. TAMURA, S. TANAKA & T. YADOMAE (JAPAN)
231 In situ observation of pressure-induced gelation of starches studied with FTIR in the diamond
anvil cell
P. RUBENS, J. SNAUWAERT, K. HEREMANS (BELGIUM) & R. STUTE (GERMANY)

237 Chemical modification of chitin and chitosan 1: preparation of partially deacetylated chitin deriva-
tives via a ring-opening reaction with cyclic acid anhydrides in lithium chloride//V,/V-dimethylaceta-
mide
Y. SHIGEMASA, H. USUI, M. MORIMOTO, H. SAIMOTO, Y. OKAMOTO, S. MINAMI & H.
SASHIWA (JAPAN)

245 A sulfated chitin inhibits hemagglutination by Theileria sergenti merozoites
K. HAGIWARA, Y. KURIBAYASHI, H. IWAI, 1. AZUMA, S. TOKURA, K. IKUTA & C. ISHIHARA
(JAPAN)

249 Scleroglucan gel volume changes in dimethylsulphoxide/water and alkaline solutions are partly
caused by polymer chain c^nformational transitions
B. GUO, A. ELGSAETER & B. T. STOKKE (NORWAY)

257 Antigenic epitope for polyclonal antibody against a complement activating pectin from the roots of
Angelica acutiloba Kitagawa
N.-L WANG, H. KIYOHARA, M. H. SAKURAI & H. YAMADA (JAPAN)

265 Oxidative gelation of sugar-beet pectins: use of laccases and hydration properties of the cross-
linked pectins
V. MICARD & J.-F. THIBAULT (FRANCE)

275 Viscoelastic properties of aqueous solutions of the phosphopolysaccharide "viilian" from Lacto-
coccus lactis subsp. cremoris SBT 0495
T. OBA, M. HIGASHIMURA, T. IWASAKI, A. M. MATSER, P. A. M. STEENEKEN, G. W. ROBIJN
& J. SIKKEMA (THE NETHERLANDS)

283 Chemical reaction on polysaccharides V. Pullulan chloroalkylation
G. MOCANU, D. VIZmU, D. MIHAI & A. CARPOV (ROMANIA)

289 Book Reviews
293 Calendar
295 Bibliography

Carbohydrate Polymers
Volume 39, Number 4, June 1999

contents

303 The effect of mutant genes at the r, rb, rug3, rug4, rug5, and lam, loci on the granular structure and
physico-chemical properties of pea seed starch
T. Y. BOGRACHEVA, P. CAIRNS, T. R. NOEL (UK), S. HULLEMAN (THE NETHERLANDS), T. L. WANG, V. J. MORRIS, S. G. RING &
C. L. HEDLEY (UK)


315 The hydrodynamic characterization of waxy maize amylopectin in 90% dimethyl sulfoxide-water by
analytical ultracentrifugation, dynamic, and static light scattering
M. M. MILLARD, W. J. WOLF, P. R. DINTZIS & J. L. WILLETT (USA)


321 Arabinoxylan fractionation on DEAE-cellulose chromatography influencedby protease pre-treatment
M. NILSSON, R. ANDERSSON & P. AMAN (SWEDEN)


327 Crystallinity and structuring role of water in native and recrystallized starches by (13)C CP-MAS NMR
spectroscopy. 1: Spectral decomposition
M. PARIS, H. BIZOT, J. EMERY, J. Y. BUZARE & A. BULEON (FRANCE)


341 Modification of cell-wall polymers of onion waste III. Effect of extrusion-cooking on cell-wall material of outer fleshy tissues
A. NG, S. LECAIN, M. L. PARKER, A. C. SMITH & K. W. WALDRON (UK)


351 Origins of B-type crystallinity in glycerol-plasticised, compression-moulded potato starches
S. H. D. HULLEMAN, M. G. KALISVAART, F. H. P. JANSSEN, H. FEIL & J. P. G. VLIEGENTHART
(THE NETHERLANDS)


361 6-Oxychitins, novel hyaluronan-like regiospecifically carboxylated chitins
R. A. A. MUZZARELLI, C. MUZZARELLI, A. COSANI & M. TERBOJEVICH (ITALY)


369 Characterisation of extracellular polysaccharides from suspension cultures of apple {Malus domestica)
S. REID, 1. M. SIMS (AUSTRALIA), L. D. MELTON & A. M. GANE (NEW ZEALAND)


377 A simple and rapid method for evaluation of Mark-Houwink-Sakurada constants of linear random coil
polysaccharides using molecular weight and intrinsic viscosity determined by high performance size
exclusion chromatography: application to guar galactomannan
M. U. BEER, P. J. WOOD & J. WEISZ (CANADA)


381 Book Reviews

385 Calendar

387 Bibliography

391 Contents of Volume 39

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Carbohydrate Polymers
Volume 40 , Number 3, September 1999


175 Physical properties and enzymatic digestibility of hydroxypropylated ae, wx, and normal maize
starch
H. LIU, L RAM3DEN & H. CORKE (HONG KONG, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA)


183 Synthesis and characterization of dextran-based hydrogei prepared by photocrosslinking
S, H. KIM, C. Y. WON & C. C. CHU (ITHACA, NY, USA)


191 (alfa)(1-4) Glucan chain disposition in models of a(1-4)(1-6) glucans: comparison with structural data
for mammalian glycogen and waxy amylopectin
N. K. MATHESON & R. A. CALDWELL (SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA)


211 Solid-like components in carbohydrate gels probed by NMR spectroscopy
J. P. M. VAN DUYNHOVEN, A. S. KUUK, H. R. A. JONKER & J. HAVERKAMP (VLAARDINGEN,
THE NETHERLANDS)


221 Steady flow and viscoelastic behavior of crosslinked waxy corn starch-K-carrageenan pastes and
gels
A. TECANTE & J. L. DOUBLIER (NANTES, FRANCE)


233 Effect of addition of K-carrageenan on the mechanical and structural properties of p-lactoglobulin
gels
I. CAPRON, T. NICOLAI (LE MANS, FRANCE) & C. SMITH (BEDFORD, UK)


239 Book Reviews


241 Calendar


243 Bibliography