Exopolysaccharides from probiotic bacteria and their health potential

J Angelin, M Kavitha - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2020 - Elsevier
Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are extracellular macromolecules excreted as tightly bound
capsule or loosely attached slime layer in microorganisms. They play most prominent role …

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 …

Lactic acid bacteria exopolysaccharides producers: a sustainable tool for functional foods

R Prete, MK Alam, G Perpetuini, C Perla, P Pittia… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) used in the food industry, mainly for the production of dairy
products, are able to synthetize exopolysaccharides (EPS). EPS play a central role in the …

[HTML][HTML] Lactic acid bacteria biofilms and their antimicrobial potential against pathogenic microorganisms

FC Mgomi, Y Yang, G Cheng, Z Yang - Biofilm, 2023 - Elsevier
The continuous growth of pathogenic microorganisms and associated biofilms poses severe
public health challenges, particularly in food and clinical environments. However, these …

Functional characterization and biotechnological potential of exopolysaccharide produced by Lactobacillus rhamnosus strains isolated from human breast milk

MSR Rajoka, M Jin, Z Haobin, Q Li, D Shao, C Jiang… - Lwt, 2018 - Elsevier
Microbial exopolysaccharide (EPS) is currently developed as a potential biopolymer due to
its unique characteristics, biological activity and safety. EPS of lactic acid bacteria that have …

Characterisation and anti-biofilm activity of extracellular polymeric substances from Oceanobacillus iheyensis

K Kavita, VK Singh, A Mishra, B Jha - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Oceanobacillus iheyensis BK6, isolated from a marine natural biofilm, produced
approximately 400 mg L− 1 extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). FTIR analysis of the …

Anti-tumor potential of cell free culture supernatant of Lactobacillus rhamnosus strains isolated from human breast milk

MSR Rajoka, H Zhao, HM Mehwish, N Li, Y Lu… - Food Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lactobacilli rhamnosus has been characterized as a probiotic and plays an important role in
human health by stimulating the supplement of nutrients, preventing the colonization of …

A food additive with prebiotic properties of an α-d-glucan from Lactobacillus plantarum DM5

D Das, R Baruah, A Goyal - International journal of biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
An α-d-glucan produced by Lactobacillus plantarum DM5 was explored for in vitro prebiotic
activities. Glucan-DM5 demonstrated 21.6% solubility, 316.9% water holding capacity …

Purification and characterization of an exopolysaccharide produced by Lactobacillus plantarum HY isolated from home-made Sichuan Pickle

T Liu, K Zhou, S Yin, S Liu, Y Zhu, Y Yang… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, the exopolysaccharide (EPS) producing strain HY was isolated from
home-made Sichuan Pickle and identified as Lactobacillus plantarum. The EPS was purified …

Antioxidant activity of exopolysaccharide from probiotic strain Enterococcus faecium (BDU7) from Ngari

K Abdhul, M Ganesh, S Shanmughapriya… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract “Ngari” is a traditional fermented fish of Manipur and considered for its therapeutic
value in healing stomach ulcers. In the present study, an attempt was made to isolate and …