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Springer International Publishing AG SWEETENERS PHARMACOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS (HB 2018) by Jean-Michel Mérillon Kishan Gopal Ramawat
This handbook compiles comprehensive reference information on sweeteners for academic researchers and professionals. It discusses both natural as well as synthetic products considering health-related and economical aspects. Renowned authors mostly from academia but also from the industry summarize information about the chemistry biological and pharmacological aspects as well as bioavailability and applications of sweeteners. The book introduces various substance classes of sweeteners which are mainly plant-derived including glycosidic and terpenoid sweeteners peptidic sweeteners sweet-tasting proteins and protein-derived sweeteners (e.g. stevioside sucralose aspartame thaumatin brazzein and many more). Chapters address topics such as the isolation and purification of the compounds their physical chemical and biological properties pharmacological activities and also critically discuss their applications in view of health and ecotoxicological aspects. A special emphasis is on low or no-calorie sweeteners for which there is an increasing demand and intensified research activities currently.This reference work hence provides the readers with key information and will serve the needs of graduate students and scholars researchers and professionals working in the fields of chemistry botany biotechnology or pharmacological or agricultural research as well as in the food industry or the marketing of sweeteners.