Polysaccharides from New Zealand Native Plants: A Review of Their Structure, Properties, and Potential Applications.
Plants (Basel)
; 8(6)2019 Jun 09.
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| ID: mdl-31181819
ABSTRACT
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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Plants (Basel)
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2019
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Nueva Zelanda