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Advances in bacterial exopolysaccharides: from production to biotechnological applications
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Limitations and constraints ofacterial EPS development are stressed and correlation of bacterial EPS properties with polymer applications is emphasized, along with current downstream strategies.About:
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Impact of glycerol and nitrogen concentration on Enterobacter A47 growth and exopolysaccharide production
Cristiana A.V. Torres,Rodolfo Marques,Ana Rita Ferreira,Sílvia Antunes,Christian Grandfils,Filomena Freitas,Maria A.M. Reis +6 more
TL;DR: The ability of Enterobacter A47 to synthesize EPS with different physico-chemical characteristics may be useful for the generation of biopolymers with distinct functional properties suitable for different applications.
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Cold and salt stress modulate amount, molecular and macromolecular structure of a Lactobacillus sakei dextran
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the impact of cold and salt stress, which are important parameters in the manufacturing of meat products, for their impact on quantity and structural properties of the dextran produced by Lactobacillus sakei TMW 1.411.
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Purification and structural data of a highly substituted exopolysaccharide from Pseudomonas stutzeri AS22
TL;DR: Pseudomonas stutzeri AS22, when grown on media containing starch and yeast extract and incubated at 30 °C and 200 rpm for 24h, was found to produce an acidic and high-molecular mass exopolysaccharide (EPS22).
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Bio-conversion of methane into high profit margin compounds: an innovative, environmentally friendly and cost-effective platform for methane abatement
TL;DR: This review states the state-of-the-art of this innovative biotechnological platform by assessing its potential and current limitations.
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Production and characterization of exopolysaccharides by Geobacillus thermodenitrificans ArzA-6 and Geobacillus toebii ArzA-8 strains isolated from an Armenian geothermal spring
TL;DR: chemical composition and structure of the biopolymers, determined by GC–MS, HPAE-PAD and NMR, showed that both the two EPSs are heteropolymers composed by mannose as major monomer unit.
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TL;DR: The present article converges on bacterial exopolysaccharide, which are rich in high molecular weight polysaccharides and have heteropolymeric composition and have new‐fangled applications due to the unique properties they possess.
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Curdlan and other bacterial (1→3)-β-d-glucans
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Modified Gellan Gum hydrogels with tunable physical and mechanical properties.
Daniela F. Coutinho,Shilpa Sant,Shilpa Sant,Hyeongho Shin,Hyeongho Shin,João T. Oliveira,Manuela E. Gomes,Nuno M. Neves,Ali Khademhosseini,Ali Khademhosseini,Rui L. Reis +10 more
TL;DR: Three-dimensional encapsulation of NIH-3T3 fibroblast cells in MeGG networks demonstrated in vitro biocompatibility confirmed by high cell survival and the in vitro swelling kinetics and hydrolytic degradation rate were dependent on the crosslinking mechanisms used to form the hydrogels.