Polymeric surfactants based on inulin, a polysaccharide extracted from chicory. 1. Synthesis and interfacial properties

C V Stevens; A Meriggi; M Peristeropoulou; P P Christov; K Booten; B Levecke; A Vandamme; N Pittevils; T F Tadros

doi:10.1021/bm015570l

Polymeric surfactants based on inulin, a polysaccharide extracted from chicory. 1. Synthesis and interfacial properties

Biomacromolecules. 2001 Winter;2(4):1256-9. doi: 10.1021/bm015570l.

Authors

C V Stevens¹, A Meriggi, M Peristeropoulou, P P Christov, K Booten, B Levecke, A Vandamme, N Pittevils, T F Tadros

Affiliation

¹ Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Chris.Stevens@rug.ac.be

PMID: 11777400
DOI: 10.1021/bm015570l

Abstract

Inulin, the polydisperse reserve polysaccharide from chicory, has been modified by carbamoylation in organic solvents. The reaction of inulin with a range of alkyl isocyanates resulted, after crystalization, in a variety of carbamoylated inulins from which the interfacial properties were determined. The medium and long chain carbamoylated inulins showed a good to very good reduction of the interfacial tension which makes these biopolymers interesting in the field of biodegradable surface active agents.

MeSH terms

Alkylation
Carbamates / chemistry
Carbohydrate Sequence
Cichorium intybus / chemistry*
Inulin / analogs & derivatives*
Inulin / chemistry
Molecular Sequence Data
Plant Extracts / chemistry
Polymers / chemical synthesis
Polymers / chemistry
Structure-Activity Relationship
Surface-Active Agents / chemical synthesis*
Surface-Active Agents / chemistry

Substances

Carbamates
Plant Extracts
Polymers
Surface-Active Agents
Inulin