Current status of biotechnological production and applications of microbial exopolysaccharides

MCS Barcelos, KAC Vespermann… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPS) are an abundant and important group of compounds
that can be secreted by bacteria, fungi and algae. The biotechnological production of these …

Microbial exopolysaccharides: Resources and bioactive properties

H Yildiz, N Karatas - Process Biochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides are present in all life forms and display multifarious biochemical structures.
They are important natural products, present in microorganisms, animals and plants and …

Microbial exopolysaccharides for immune enhancement: Fermentation, modifications and bioactivities

W Chaisuwan, K Jantanasakulwong, S Wangtueai… - Food Bioscience, 2020 - Elsevier
Many microorganisms are able to synthesize polysaccharides and then secrete them into
the external environment; these compounds are known as exopolysaccharides (EPS). The …

[HTML][HTML] Exopolysaccharides enriched in rare sugars: bacterial sources, production, and applications

C Roca, VD Alves, F Freitas, MAM Reis - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Microbial extracellular polysaccharides (EPS), produced by a wide range of bacteria, are
high molecular weight biopolymers, presenting an extreme diversity in terms of chemical …

[HTML][HTML] Exopolysaccharides produced by marine bacteria and their applications as glycosaminoglycan-like molecules

C Delbarre-Ladrat, C Sinquin, L Lebellenger… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Although polysaccharides are ubiquitous and the most abundant renewable bio-
components, their studies, covered by the glycochemistry and glycobiology fields, remain a …

Polysaccharides from probiotics: new developments as food additives

AK Patel, P Michaud, RR Singhania… - Food Technology and …, 2010 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Microbial polysaccharides with nutraceutical potential and bioactive properties
have been investigated in detail during the last few decades. There is an increasing demand …

Microbial exopolysaccharides: biosynthesis and potential applications

KV Madhuri, K Vidya Prabhakar - Oriental journal of chemistry, 2014 - ir.vignan.ac.in
Many bacteria synthesize extracellular polysaccharides (EPSs) with commercially significant
physiological and therapeutic activities. Microbial polysaccharides have also been reported …

[HTML][HTML] Fermentation technologies for the optimization of marine microbial exopolysaccharide production

I Finore, P Di Donato, V Mastascusa, B Nicolaus, A Poli - Marine drugs, 2014 - mdpi.com
In the last decades, research has focused on the capabilities of microbes to secrete
exopolysaccharides (EPS), because these polymers differ from the commercial ones derived …

Microbial polysaccharides in food industry

N Jindal, JS Khattar - Biopolymers for food design, 2018 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides produced by a wide variety of microorganisms are generally water-soluble
gums and possess novel and unique properties. Due to their low cost, these biopolymers …

[HTML][HTML] Bioprospecting of exopolysaccharide-producing bacteria from different natural ecosystems for biopolymer synthesis from vinasse

V Ventorino, B Nicolaus, P Di Donato… - Chemical and Biological …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) belong to a family of organic thickeners or
alternative hydrocolloids of microbial origin. Because the chemical structure offers beneficial …