Levan is a fascinating β-(2, 6)-linked fructose polymer with an unusual combination of
properties characterized in this review. In nature, levan is synthesized from sucrose by a …

The marine environment is the largest aquatic ecosystem on Earth and it harbours
microorganisms responsible for more than 50% of total biomass of prokaryotes in the world …

Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) produced by diverse group of microbial systems are rapidly
emerging as new and industrially important biomaterials. Due to their unique and complex …

Industrial biotechnology aims to produce chemicals, materials and biofuels to ease the
challenges of shortage on petroleum. However, due to the disadvantages of bioprocesses …

Levan is a homopolymer of fructose naturally obtained from both plants and
microorganisms. Microbial levans are more advantageous, economical and industrially …

Polysaccharides are essential components with diverse functions in living organisms and
find widespread applications in various industries. They serve as food additives, stabilizers …

Numerous microorganisms inhabiting harsh niches produce exopolysaccharides as a
significant strategy to survive in extreme conditions. The exopolysaccharides synthesized by …

Genetic engineering of Halomonas spp. was seldom reported due to the difficulty of genetic
manipulation and lack of molecular biology tools. Halomonas TD01 can grow in a …

Background The reduction of food waste yields significant environmental and economic
advantages, increasing the interest in the conversion of food by-products into functional …

Every year, new organisms that survive and colonize adverse environments are discovered
and isolated. Those organisms, called extremophiles, are distributed throughout the world …