The biopolymer levan has sparked a lot of interest in commercial production and various
industrial applications. In this study, a bacterial isolate with promising levan-producing ability …

Bacterial levan is a fructose homopolymer that offers great potential in biotechnological
applications due to biocompatibility, biodegradability and non-toxicity. This biopolymer …

The objectives of this work were to produce microbial levan using the microorganism
Bacillus subtilis natto CCT 7712, and to apply this levan in edible films based on cassava …

Paenibacillus spp. exopolysaccharides (EPSs) have become a growing interest recently as
a source of biomaterials. In this study, we characterized Paenibacillus polymyxa 2020 strain …

Lactobacillus is the bacterial genus that contains the highest number of characterized
probiotics. Lactobacilli in general can utilize a great variety of carbohydrates. This …

This represents the first systematic study where levan polysaccharide was used to fabricate
fibrous matrices by co-axial and single-needle electrospinning techniques. For this …

Levan polysaccharide is an industrially important natural polymer with unique properties
and diverse high-value applications. However, current bottlenecks associated with its large …

Levan is a fructose polymer with β-(2→ 6) glycosidic linkages. It is produced by several
microorganisms, and due to its potential biotechnological and industrial applications …

The physicochemical properties and biological activity of levan, a generic term given to oligo-
and polysaccharides consisting of fructose units linked predominantly by β (2-6) bonds, are …

Abstract Levan, a β-2, 6-glycosidic linked fructan, is a promising alternative for the inulin
dominated fructan market. Although levan is already used in some cosmetic products, the …