Levan enhanced the NF-κB suppression activity of an oral nano PLGA-curcumin formulation in breast cancer treatment

Z Eskandari, F Bahadori, VB Yenigun… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chemoresistance (CR) is one of the reasons why chemotherapy agents like Gemcitabine
(GMC) remain insufficient in healing breast cancer. Activation of Nuclear Factor-kappa B (NF …

Characterization, production optimization, and fructanogenic traits of levan in a new Microbacterium isolate

L Xu, D Wu, H Xu, Z Zhao, Q Chen, H Li, Z Wei… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Levan is a high-valued β-(2, 6)-linked fructan with promising physicochemical and
physiological properties and has diverse potential applications in the food, nutraceutical …

UV and chemically induced Halomonas smyrnensis mutants for enhanced levan productivity

BA Erkorkmaz, O Kırtel, G Abaramak, E Nikerel… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Halomonas smyrnensis AAD6 T is a moderately halophilic bacterium proven to be a
powerful biotechnological tool with its ability to accumulate valuable biopolymers such as …

[HTML][HTML] Growth behavior of probiotic microorganisms on levan-and inulin-based fructans

JC Pohlentz, N Gallala, K Kosciow, M Hövels - Journal of Functional Foods, 2022 - Elsevier
Modulation of the gut microbiota by prebiotics is an effective tool to improve host health.
Here, the prebiotic properties of inulin-and levan-based fructans were investigated using …

Review of natural phytochemical-based self-assembled nanostructures for applications in medicine

J Zhu, Z Zhang, R Wang, K Zhong… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The role of nanomedicine in disease diagnosis and treatment is indispensable. The future of
nanomedicine in the pharmaceutical field is promising owing to its specificity and potency …

Production and characterization of a high molecular weight levan and fructooligosaccharides from a rhizospheric isolate of Bacillus aryabhattai

A Nasir, F Sattar, I Ashfaq, SR Lindemann, MH Chen… - Lwt, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Bacillus aryabhattai GYC2-3 strain, capable of synthesizing EPS, was isolated from
the rhizosphere of Taraxacum spp. plant. The EPS was identified as levan by 13 C NMR …

Levan promotes antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in MCF-7 breast cancer cells mediated by oxidative stress

EAIF Queiroz, ZB Fortes, MAA da Cunha… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Exopolysaccharides are high-valued bio-products produced by various microbial species
and have been described to possess biological response modifying activities. These bio …

[HTML][HTML] Structural characteristics of microbial exopolysaccharides in association with their biological activities: A review

W Wang, Y Ju, N Liu, S Shi, L Hao - Chemical and Biological Technologies …, 2023 - Springer
Many microbial exopolysaccharides (EPS) have been reported in the last decade, and their
fermentation processes, functional properties and applications, structural characterization …

Shelf life of cocktail tomato extended with chitosan, chia mucilage and levan

Q Ali, MS Kurubas, M Mujtaba, AW Nazari, A Dogan… - Scientia …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tomato is among the most important parts of the human diet globally. However, due to its
short shelf life, the produce faces the non-desired huge postharvest losses that can be …

Insight into exopolysaccharide-mediated stress tolerance in plants: a feasible approach towards the development of next-generation bioformulations

S Srivastava, S Sharma - Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2023 - Springer
Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are extracellular metabolites produced by microorganisms,
plants, and animals in response to changing climatic conditions. Microorganisms secrete …