Biomedical applications of bacterial exopolysaccharides: a review

M Mohd Nadzir, RW Nurhayati, FN Idris, MH Nguyen - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are an essential group of compounds secreted by
bacteria. These versatile EPSs are utilized individually or in combination with different …

Fructan-type prebiotic dietary fibers: Clinical studies reporting health impacts and recent advances in their technological application in bakery, dairy, meat products …

A de Carvalho Correa, MS Lopes, RF Perna… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and inulin are the most used fructans in food manufacturing,
including bakery, dairy, meat products and beverages. In this context, this review …

Inulin from halophilic archaeon Haloarcula: Production, chemical characterization, biological, and technological properties

A Aragón-León, L Moreno-Vilet, M González-Ávila… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Halophilic archaea are capable of producing fructans, which are fructose-based
polysaccharides. However, their biochemical characterization and biological and …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive structural characterization of water-soluble and water-insoluble homoexopolysaccharides from seven lactic acid bacteria

L Ernst, H Offermann, A Werner, D Wefers - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Several lactic acid bacteria are able to produce water-soluble and water-insoluble
homoexopolysaccharides (HoEPS) from sucrose. In this study, structures of all HoEPS which …

Structural characterization of levan synthesized by a recombinant levansucrase and its application as yogurt stabilizers

M Xu, L Pan, Z Zhou, Y Han - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Levan, a class of fructan with complex structure, has been found to have potential as a
prebiotic. In this study, the polysaccharide was produced by in vitro catalysis (Cata-lev) …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of levan produced from coconut inflorescence sap using Bacillus subtilis and its application as a sweetener

G Mummaleti, C Sarma, SK Kalakandan, H Gazula… - LWT, 2022 - Elsevier
The thermal and functional properties of the levan produced by Bacillus subtilis from coconut
inflorescence sap and its application as an icing sugar replacer were studied. Differential …

Characterization of levans produced by levansucrases from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Gluconobacter oxydans: Structural, techno-functional, and anti …

AM Sahyoun, MW Min, K Xu, S George… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Levans of different structures and molecular weights (MW) can display various techno-
functional and health-promoting properties. In the present study, selected levans were …

Potential Applications of an Exopolysaccharide Produced by Bacillus xiamenensis RT6 Isolated from an Acidic Environment

E Huang-Lin, E Sánchez-León, R Amils, C Abrusci - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Bacillus xiamenensis RT6 strain was isolated and identified by morphological,
biochemical and molecular tests from an extreme acidic environment, Rio Tinto (Huelva) …

Optimization and physicochemical characterization of low molecular levan from Enterococcus faecium MC-5 having potential biological activities

YM Tilwani, AK Lakra, L Domdi, S Yadav, N Jha… - Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, Enterococcus faecium MC-5 isolated from the fish gut was cultured in
the MRS broth to produce exopolysaccharide (EPS). The maximum EPS production was …

Isolation and identification of an arabinogalactan extracted from pistachio external hull: Assessment of immunostimulatory activity

M Hamed, E Coelho, R Bastos, DV Evtuguin… - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
This work studies the extraction and purification of a novel arabinogalactan from pistachio
external hull. It was extracted with a simple method from pistachio hull which is considered …