Cyclodextrins (CDs) are a unique class of molecules that are naturally available via
degradation of starchy molecules. Their toroidal structure and abundant presence of …

Starch is a major storage product of many economically important crops such as wheat, rice,
maize, tapioca, and potato. A large-scale starch processing industry has emerged in the last …

Nanogels/microgels are swollen cross-linked polymer networks with tunable
physicochemical properties and are commonly employed for the effective delivery of …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) employ sucrase-type enzymes to convert sucrose into
homopolysaccharides consisting of either glucosyl units (glucans) or fructosyl units …

A robust platform for facile defined glycan synthesis does not exist. Yet the need for such
technology has never been greater as researchers seek to understand the full scope of …

Food and feed is possibly the area where processing anchored in biological agents has the
deepest roots. Despite this, process improvement or design and implementation of novel …

Cyclodextrins (CDs) have captivated many scientists since their discovery back in 1891. The
intriguing structure of these materials has attracted chemists, physicists, biologists …

Abstract Cyclodextrins are cyclic α-1, 4-glucans that are produced from starch or starch
derivates using cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (CGTase). The most common forms are α …

The α-amylase family, ie the clan GH-H of glycoside hydrolases, is the largest family of
glycoside hydrolases, transferases and isomerases comprising nearly 30 different enzyme …

Cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase) is an important industrial enzyme which is used
to produce cyclodextrins. CGTase genes from more than 30 bacteria have been isolated and …