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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:
This article is published in Trends in Biotechnology.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 616 citations till now.read more
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Using a bacterial fucose-rich polysaccharide as encapsulation material of bioactive compounds
Sofia C. Lourenço,Cristiana A.V. Torres,Daniela Nunes,P. Duarte,Filomena Freitas,Maria A.M. Reis,Elvira Fortunato,Margarida Moldão-Martins,Luísa Beirão da Costa,Vítor D. Alves +9 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that FucoPol has a good potential for use as encapsulating material of bioactive compounds for application in several areas, including food, cosmetic or pharmaceutical products.
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Submerged culture process for biomass and exopolysaccharide production by Antarctic yeast: some engineering considerations
Serafim D. Vlaev,Sneghana Rusinova-Videva,Konstantsa Pavlova,Margarita Kuncheva,Ivan Panchev,Svoboda Dobreva +5 more
TL;DR: The bioprocess biological performance was higher at moderate agitation speed and revealed biomass diminution and cell inactivation by increasing impeller revolutions and shear rate, and the long-term performance of the complex cream mixtures of the glucomannan prepared in commercial format was found promising for further application.
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The biological activities of postbiotics in gastrointestinal disorders
Amin Abbasi,Aziz Homayouni Rad,Zahra Ghasempour,Sahar Sabahi,Hossein Samadi Kafil,Paniz Hasannezhad,Yalda Rahbar Saadat,Nayyer Shahbazi +7 more
TL;DR: A review of the concept and safety issues regarding postbiotics, with emphasis on their biological role in the treatment of some important gastrointestinal disorders, is provided in this article, where the authors provide an overview of the concepts, safety issues, and benefits of postbiotic components.
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Conversion of cheese whey into a fucose- and glucuronic acid-rich extracellular polysaccharide by Enterobacter A47
TL;DR: This novel glucuronic acid-rich polymer possesses interesting rheological properties, which, together with its high content of glucuonic acid and fucose, two bioactive sugar monomers, confers it a great potential for use in high-value applications, such as cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
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Purification, characterization and biotechnological potential of new exopolysaccharide polymers produced by cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. CCC 745
Onkar Nath Tiwari,Abhijit Mondal,Biswanath Bhunia,Tarun Kanti Bandyopadhyay,Prasad Jaladi,Gunapati Oinam,Th. Indrama +6 more
TL;DR: The productivity of exopolysaccharide was found noteworthy, and EPSs exhibited significant antioxidant and scavenging activity, Therefore, Anabaena sp.
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