Levan is a homopolysaccharide of fructose that has both scientific and industrial importance,
with various applications in health, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries. Despite its …

Drug delivery systems (DDSs) are a multidisciplinary approach toward the effective delivery
of drugs to their target sites. Natural small molecule (NSM) compounds with anticancer …

Exopolysaccharides are unique polymers generated by living organisms such as algae,
fungi and bacteria to protect them from environmental factors. After a fermentative process …

The production of levan by Bacillus licheniformis NS032 in a medium based on sugar beet
molasses was studied. High polysaccharide yields were produced by using diluted …

Conventional fossil fuel-based packaging materials often brings of food safety and serious
environmental pollution. It is significant to develop an environmentally-friendly packaging …

Levan based cross-linker was successfully synthesized and used to prepare a series of
more biocompatible and temperature responsive levan/N-isopropyl acrylamide …

Buckwheat sourdoughs supplemented with molasses as natural sucrose source were
fermented with levan-producing Gluconobacter (G.) albidus TMW 2.1191 and Kozakia (K.) …

This work is the first reporting the use of layer-by-layer to produce adhesive free-standing
(FS) films fully produced using natural-based macromolecules: chitosan (CHI), alginate …

Levan is a microbial fructan widely explored in various fields owing to its excellent physical
and biochemical properties. However, little is known about its digestion and fermentation …

Demand on natural products that contain biological ingredients mimicking growth factors
and cytokines made natural polysaccharides popular in pharmaceutical and cosmetic …