Inulin - A versatile polysaccharide with multiple pharmaceutical and food chemical uses
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2010
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Barclay, T.
Ginic Markovic, M.
Cooper, P.
Petrovsky, N.
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Journal of Excipients and Food Chemicals, 2010; 1(3):27-50
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α-glucopyranosyl-[β-D-fructofuranosyl](n-1)-D-fructofuranoside, commonly referred to as inulin, is a natural plant-derived polysaccharide with a diverse range of food and pharmaceutical applications. It is used by the food industry as a soluble dietary fibre and fat or sugar replacement, and in the pharmaceutical industry as a stabiliser and excipient. It can also be used as a precursor in the synthesis of a wide range of compounds. New uses for inulin are constantly being discovered, with recent research into its use for slow-release drug delivery. Inulin, when in a particulate form, possesses anti-cancer and immune enhancing properties. Given its increasing importance to industry, this review explains how inulin's unique physico-chemical properties bestow it with many useful pharmaceutical applications.
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Copyright 2010 IPEC-Americas