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Plant cell wall & food quality

Reference	BBS/E/F/04221049
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Stephen Ring
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department	Quadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	209,939
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/1999
End date	31/03/2000
Duration	12 months

Abstract

Plant polysaccharides and carbohydrates are important structural components of foods which have an impact on food quality through their effect on processability, stability, texture, and flavour release characteristics. Food microstructure also affects the rate and site of availability of other nutrients within the gastrointestinal tract with implications for health. Biopolymer behaviour in foods and hence functionality may be modified through alterations in molecular structure and assembly, food composition, and physical and enzymic processing. Additionally, there is a growing capability of biotechnology to modify the molecular structure and assembly of biopolymers. More effective use of theses approaches is enabled by the availability of prediction relating structure to behaviour and end use. In order to make the transition from empirical description to predictability, generic aspects of biopolymer functionality need to be examined. From a physico- chemical perspective this includes research on phase behaviour, kinetics and dynamics, and their contribution to material properties.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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