A comprehensive review on recent advances in preparation, physicochemical characterization, and bioengineering applications of biopolymers

A Das, T Ringu, S Ghosh, N Pramanik - Polymer Bulletin, 2023 - Springer
Biopolymers are mainly the polymers which are created or obtained from living creatures
such as plants and bacteria rather than petroleum, which has traditionally been the source of …

Experimental models of COVID-19

LA Caldera-Crespo, MJ Paidas, S Roy… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
COVID-19 is the most consequential pandemic of the 21st century. Since the earliest stage
of the 2019-2020 epidemic, animal models have been useful in understanding the …

Blocking Dectin-1 prevents colorectal tumorigenesis by suppressing prostaglandin E2 production in myeloid-derived suppressor cells and enhancing IL-22 binding …

C Tang, H Sun, M Kadoki, W Han, X Ye… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Dectin-1 (gene Clec7a), a receptor for β-glucans, plays important roles in the host
defense against fungi and immune homeostasis of the intestine. Although this molecule is …

From cancer therapy to winemaking: The molecular structure and applications of β-glucans and β-1, 3-glucanases

C Caseiro, JNR Dias, CMG de Andrade Fontes… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
β-glucans are a diverse group of polysaccharides composed of β-1, 3 or β-(1, 3-1, 4) linked
glucose monomers. They are mainly synthesized by fungi, plants, seaweed and bacteria …

Microbial exopolysaccharide composites in biomedicine and healthcare: trends and advances

V Ahuja, AK Bhatt, JR Banu, V Kumar, G Kumar… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPSs), eg, xanthan, dextran, gellan, curdlan, etc., have
significant applications in several industries (pharma, food, textiles, petroleum, etc.) due to …

An exopolysaccharide-producing novel Agrobacteriumpusense strain JAS1 isolated from snake plant enhances plant growth and soil water retention

J Kaur, G Mudgal, K Chand, GB Singh, K Perveen… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
A peculiar bacterial growth was very often noticed in leaf-initiated tissue cultures of
Sansevieria trifasciata, a succulent belonging to the Asparagaceae family. The isolate left …

A general route to strong, conductive and antibacterial curdlan-based purely natural eutectohydrogels with self-assembled layer-by-layer network structure

H Du, Q Ji, Y Xing, X Ma, Y Xia - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
To promote the application extension of curdlan from food industry-dominant to advanced
flexible biomaterials, a novel group of purely natural curdlan gels with noticeable …

Traversing the diverse avenues of exopolysaccharides-based nanocarriers in the management of cancer

P Paul, R Nair, S Mahajan, U Gupta, M Aalhate… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Exopolysaccharides are unique polymers generated by living organisms such as algae,
fungi and bacteria to protect them from environmental factors. After a fermentative process …

Microbial exopolysaccharides–β-glucans–as promising postbiotic candidates in vaccine adjuvants

A Abbasi, TR Saadat, YR Saadat - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The urgent task of creating new, enhanced adjuvants is closely related to our
comprehension of their mechanisms of action. A few adjuvants have shown sufficient …

Recent innovations (2020–2023) in the approaches for the chemical functionalization of curdlan and pullulan: A mini-review

SA Ganie, LJ Rather, MA Assiri, Q Li - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chemical modification represents a highly efficacious approach for enhancing the
physicochemical characteristics and biological functionalities of natural polysaccharides …