title: Recent advances in Rosaceae gum exudates: From synthesis to food and non-food applications.
abstract: In recent years, great interest has been devoted to the development of new applications for natural gums. These molecules were used for a variety of purposes since they are chemically inert, non-toxic, less expensive, biodegradable and widely available. They represent one of the most abundant raw materials used not only in commercial food products, but also in cosmetic and pharmaceutical products. Plant gums take their advantages compared to other gums (e.g., from animal and microbial sources) mainly because of their acceptance by consumers. Despite of the well description given in literature for the features of plant gum exudates, there is a lack distinguishing the different families that are producing gums, and their potential applications. Among these gums, the ones produced by Rosaceae family (e.g., almond, apricot, cherry, peach, and plum plants) have been taking special attention. Thus, the aim of this review is to report the recent advances in Rosaceae gum exudates. An emphasis is given for the formation mechanisms of these gums, their chemical composition, functional properties and structures, beneficial properties, as well as their food/non-food applications.
authors.affiliation: Enzyme Bioconversion Unit (UR13ES74), National School of Engineering, P.O. Box 1173, 3038, Sfax University, Tunisia. Electronic address: fatma.bouaziz22@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bouaziz
authors.affiliation: Sorbonne Universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Département de Génie des Procédés Industriels, Unité Transformations Intégrées de la Matière Renouvelable (UTC/ESCOM, EA 4297 TIMR), Centre de Recherche de Royallieu, B.P. 20529, 60205 Compiègne Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koubaa
authors.affiliation: Enzyme Bioconversion Unit (UR13ES74), National School of Engineering, P.O. Box 1173, 3038, Sfax University, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Raoudha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ellouz Ghorbel
authors.affiliation: Enzyme Bioconversion Unit (UR13ES74), National School of Engineering, P.O. Box 1173, 3038, Sfax University, Tunisia; Common Service Unit of Bioreactor coupled with an ultrafilter, National School of Engineering, P.O. Box 1173-3038, Sfax University, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Semia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ellouz Chaabouni
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic / Q000379:methods*; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D053149:Plant Gums / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D027824:Rosaceae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D053149:Plant Gums
keywords: Food and non-food applications; Phytochemical properties; Rosaceae gums