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Abstract
Perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne L., contains a significant amount of fructan and is becoming increasingly attractive as a biorefinery feedstock for the production of ethanol and platform chemicals. Unlike inulin, which consists of linear β (2,1) chains of fructose units terminating with a glucose molecule, fructans from perennial ryegrass consist of fructose chains containing both β (2,1) and β (2,6) linkages. There has been increasing interest in the use of inulin in food products in recent years because of its ability to form gels at high concentrations and because it functions as a dietary fibre. The major commercial source is chicory, and it has been estimated that over 350k tons are sold annually. Ryegrass may offer an alternative source of fructan, and this work aims to characterise and show structural information important to understanding the similarities and differences with chicory inulin.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry |
Subtitle of host publication | The changing Face of Food Manufacture: The Role of Hydrocolloids |
Editors | Peter Williams, Glyn O. Phillips |
Pages | 73-78 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Volume | 17 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-78262-130-0 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Jun 2014 |
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The commercial exploitation of novel prebiotics based on oligometric fructans
Gallagher, J. (PI)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01 Apr 2011 → 31 Mar 2012
Project: Externally funded research
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Isolation, fractionation and modification of fructans from rye-grass to produce novel biosurfactants and polymers as part of a rye-grass biorefinery
Gallagher, J. (PI)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
17 Jan 2011 → 28 Feb 2013
Project: Externally funded research
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LINK project: Conversion of high sugar grasses to alcohol based transport fuel (GRASSOHOL)
Gallagher, J. (PI)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01 Apr 2009 → 31 Mar 2012
Project: Externally funded research
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Conversion of high sugar grasses to alcohol based transport fuel (GRASSOHOL)
Gallagher, J. (PI)
Llywodraeth Cymru | Welsh Government
01 Apr 2009 → 30 Sept 2012
Project: Externally funded research