Recent developments and applications of microbial Levan, a versatile polysaccharide-based biopolymer

M Domżał-Kędzia, M Ostrowska, A Lewińska… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polysaccharides are essential components with diverse functions in living organisms and
find widespread applications in various industries. They serve as food additives, stabilizers …

Biotechnological impacts of Halomonas: a promising cell factory for industrially relevant biomolecules

J Biswas, SK Jana, S Mandal - Biotechnology and Genetic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Extremophiles are the most fascinating life forms for their special adaptations and ability to
offer unique extremozymes or bioactive molecules. Halophiles, the natural inhabitants of …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication and characterization of new levan@ cbd biocomposite sponges as potential materials in natural, non-toxic wound dressing applications

D Chelminiak-Dudkiewicz, M Machacek… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wound healing is a complex process; therefore, new dressings are frequently required to
facilitate it. In this study, porous bacterial levan-based sponges containing cannabis oil …

Exploring the potential of Halomonas levan and its derivatives as active ingredients in cosmeceutical and skin regenerating formulations

M Erginer, B Gökalsin, S Tornaci, C Sesal… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Demand on natural products that contain biological ingredients mimicking growth factors
and cytokines made natural polysaccharides popular in pharmaceutical and cosmetic …

Synthesis of octenyl succinic anhydride-modified levan and investigation of its microstructural, physicochemical, and emulsifying properties

G Gojgic-Cvijovic, D Jakovljevic, L Zivkovic… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, levan from Bacillus licheniformis NS032 was modified in an aqueous medium
by octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA), and the properties of the obtained derivatives were …

Investigating the cryoprotective efficacy of fructans in mammalian cell systems via a structure-functional perspective

S Tornacı, M Erginer, B Gökalsın, A Aysan, M Çetin… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fructans have long been known with their role in protecting organisms against various
stress factors due to their ability to induce controlled dehydration and support membrane …

Self-assembly levan, as a natural active bio-nanocarrier

A Lewińska, M Domżał-Kędzia… - Sustainable Chemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Levan, a homopolysaccharide, has great potential as a functional biopolymer in foods,
feeds, cosmetics, and the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Two types of nanocarrier …

Manufacturing Radially Aligned PCL Nanofibers Reinforced With Sulfated Levan and Evaluation of its Biological Activity for Healing Tympanic Membrane Perforations

B Akgul, C Gulcan, S Tornaci, M Erginer… - Macromolecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The main objective of this study is to construct radially aligned PCL nanofibers reinforced
with levan polymer and investigate their in vitro biological activities thoroughly. First …

Synthesis and characterization of interpenetrating network (IPN) based levan-polyacrylamide hydrogels and their application in conservation of cultural heritage

RO Saglam, SU Yıldırım, FN Oktar, S Genc… - Journal of Cultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, an IPN based enzymatic levan-polyacrylamide hydrogel (EL-PA) was
developed and characterized for its structural, morphological, rheological properties and …

Levan Production in Shake Flask and Fermenter Influence of Feeding Strategy on Levan Yield and Molecular Weight Distribution

B Veerapandian, SR Shanmugam… - E3S Web of …, 2023 - e3s-conferences.org
Effect of feeding strategy on levan production was studied in a shake flask and a 5 L lab
scale fermenter. In a shake flask, levan specific substrate yield (YP/S) increased from 0.35 g …