The present article comprehensively reviews the macromolecular synthesis using enzymes
as catalysts. Among the six main classes of enzymes, the three classes, oxidoreductases …

Starch is one of the most abundant renewable biopolymers in nature and is the main
constituent in the human diet and a raw material for the food industry. Native starches are …

This review covers the production, properties and applications of the biopolysaccharide
dextran; this biopolymer can be produced via fermentation either with Leuconostoc …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) employ sucrase-type enzymes to convert sucrose into
homopolysaccharides consisting of either glucosyl units (glucans) or fructosyl units …

Carbohydrates are ubiquitous in Nature and play vital roles in many biological systems.
Therefore the synthesis of carbohydrate-based compounds is of considerable interest for …

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Starch is an abundant, natural, renewable resource, and present as the major storage
carbohydrate in the seeds, roots, or tubers of many important food crops, such as maize …

Amylose, the linear constituent of starch, consists of α (1, 4)-linked glucose monomers.
Although weakly involved in the crystalline structure of starch, it can be recrystallized in a …

Glucan formation catalyzed by two GH-family 70 enzymes, Leuconostoc mesenteroides
NRRL B-512F dextransucrase and L. mesenteroides NRRL B-1355 alternansucrase, was …

The glycemic carbohydrates we consume are currently viewed in an unfavorable light in
both the consumer and medical research worlds. In significant part, these carbohydrates …