Exopolysaccharides as antimicrobial agents: Mechanism and spectrum of activity

AK Abdalla, MM Ayyash, AN Olaimat… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are metabolites synthesized and excreted by a variety of
microorganisms, including lactic acid bacteria (LAB). EPS serve several biological functions …

Imminent antimicrobial bioink deploying cellulose, alginate, EPS and synthetic polymers for 3D bioprinting of tissue constructs

L Muthukrishnan - Carbohydrate polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing, one of its kinds has been a recent technological trend to fabricate
complex and patterned biomaterial with controlled precision. With the conventional kick-start …

Anti-quorum sensing activity of probiotics: the mechanism and role in food and gut health

MK Salman, J Abuqwider, G Mauriello - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Quorum sensing (QS) is a cell-to-cell communication mechanism that occurs
between inter-and intra-bacterial species and is regulated by signaling molecules called …

Probiotics for the treatment of ulcerative colitis: a review of experimental research from 2018 to 2022

C Huang, W Hao, X Wang, R Zhou, Q Lin - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Ulcerative colitis (UC) has become a worldwide public health problem, and the prevalence
of the disease among children has been increasing. The pathogenesis of UC has not been …

Analysis of the structure and properties of dextran produced by Weissella confusa

R Du, F Pei, J Kang, W Zhang, S Wang, W Ping… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
An EPS produced by Weissella confusa H2 was purified through Sephadex G-100, and the
preliminary structure characteristics and biological activities of H2 EPS were analyzed …

Functional and health-promoting properties of probiotics' exopolysaccharides; isolation, characterization, and applications in the food industry

H Pourjafar, F Ansari, A Sadeghi… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are extracellular sugar metabolites/polymers of some slim
microorganisms and, a wide variety of probiotics have been broadly investigated for their …

Exopolysaccharides from vaginal lactobacilli modulate microbial biofilms

B Giordani, M Naldi, V Croatti, C Parolin… - Microbial Cell …, 2023 - Springer
Background Exopolysaccharides (EPS) secreted by beneficial lactobacilli exert a plethora of
positive activities, but little is known about their effects on biofilms of opportunistic vaginal …

Improved infectious burn wound healing by applying lyophilized particles containing probiotics and prebiotics

FH Farahani, F Moraffah, N Samadi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum cells were encapsulated in a mixture of cationic and anionic
polymers, with the final composition stabilized through freeze-drying. A D-optimal design …

Purification, characterization and probiotic proliferation effect of exopolysaccharides produced by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HDC-01 isolated from sauerkraut

L Yu, G Ye, X Qi, Y Yang, B Zhou, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In this study, an exopolysaccharide (EPS)-producing strain of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum
HDC-01 was isolated from sauerkraut, and the structure, properties and biological activity of …

Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Activities of Polysaccharides from Fermented Wheat Products of Grifola frondosa: In Vitro Methods

X Xu, Y Liu, C Pan, S Han, L Ma, Y Qiao… - … Journal of Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the well‐known health benefits of Grifola frondosa, there is a lack of understanding
regarding the potential antioxidant and immunomodulatory properties of different varieties …