Polysaccharides and Polyamides in the Food Industry, 2 Vols.

POLYSACCHARIDESBacterial Cellulose (S. Bielecki, A. Krystynowicz, M. Turkiewicz, H. Kalinowska, Poland) Curdlan (I.-Y. Lee, Korea)Xanthan (K. Born, V. Langendorff, P. Boulenguer, France)Dextran (T.D. Leathers, USA)Levan (S.-K. Rhee, K.-B. Song, C.-H. Kim, B.-S. Park, E.-K. Jang, K.-H. Jang, Korea)Exopolysaccharides of Lactic Acid Bacteria (I. Hallemeersch, S. De Baets, E.J. Vandamme, Belgium)Pullulan (T.D. Leathers, USA)Alginates from Algae (K.I. Draget, O. Smidsrød, G. Skjåk-Broek, Norway)Carrageenan (F. van de Velde, G.A. De Ruiter, Ede, The Netherlands)Pectins (M.-C. Ralet, E. Bonnin, J.-F. Thibault, France)Starch (R.F. Tester, J. Karkalas, UK)Inulin (A. Franck, L. De Leenheer, Belgium)Chitin and Chitosan from Animal Sources (M.G. Peter, Germany)POLYAMIDESEpsilon-Poly-L-lysine (T. Yoshida, J. Hiraki, T. Nagasawa, Japan)Poly-gamma-Glutamic acid (M. Ashiuchi, H. Misono, Japan)Enzymes for Technical Applications (T. Schäfer, O. Kirk, T. V. Borchert, C. C. Fuglsang, S. Pedersen, Denmark; S. Salmon, USA; H. S. Olsen, R. Deinhammer, H. Lund, Denmark)Collagen and Gelatins (B. Brodsky, J.A. Werkmeister, J.A.M. Ramshaw)Sweet-tasting Proteins (I. Faus, H. Sisniega, Spain)Structure, Function, and Evolution of Vicilin and Legumin Seed Storage Proteins (M. Dunwell, UK)

Since 1994 Alexander Steinbüchel has been Full Professor of Microbiology and Director of the Institute for Microbiology at the University of Münster. After his PhD in 1983 he spent one year at the Rockefeller University New York and in 1992 he received the Philip Morris Research Award. Alexander Steinbüchel has over 250 publications to his name and has organized several symposia focusing on biopolymers.

Until 2004 Professor Sang Ki Rhee has been head of the Metabolic Engineering Laboratory at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) in Taejon where his research was focused on the functional genomics and redesigning of industrial microorganisms. Since 2004 Professor Rhee has been appointed Director General for Biotechnology at the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology Evaluation and Planning (ITEP) in Seoul.

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