this study investigated the effect of carboxymethyl cellulose (cmc), tragacanth, and saalab hydrocolloids in two concentrations (0.3 and 0.7%) and different frying media (refined canola oil (rco), rco+1% bene kernel oil (bko), and rco+1 mg l-1 unsaponifiable matter (usm) of bko on acrylamide formation in fried potato slices. the hydrocolloid coatings significantly reduced acrylamide formation i...

Delayed healing of skin donor sites may be costly and life threatening, especially in patients with large body-surface area burns. A donor site dressing should maximize the ability of the wound to heal without increasing the risk of local infection, systemic infection, or both. Specifically, the possibility of a secondary infection may either slow the healing process or ultimately convert the d...

Gum Arabic, a natural polysaccharide derived from exudates of Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal trees, is a commonly used food hydrocolloid. The highlight of this study was to review the utilization of gum Arabic for industries and human health. Gum Arabic has a unique combination of excellent emulsifying properties and low solution viscosity. These properties make gum Arabic very useful in sever...

Polysaccharide-polysaccharide interactions are attractive in the food, polymer and pharmaceutical systems because they may impart novel or improved functional properties to products and reduce costs. In this work, the rheological interaction of sage seed gum (SSG) as a novel hydrocolloid with xanthan gum (XG) was studied in the dilute region. The intrinsic viscosity of the XG-SSG mixture at fiv...

Journal Compilation © 2009 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Sir, Lichen amyloidosis, a variant of localized cutaneous amyloidosis, is characterized by discrete, intensely pruritic, hyperkeratotic brown-coloured papules and plaques (1). Genetic and viral factors, as well as chronic friction due to scratching, are possible causes (2–4). Therapeutic management of lichen amyloidosis compr...