Bacterial glucans: production, properties, and applications.
Bacterial glucans have aroused increasing interest in commercial applications in the food and pharmaceutical sectors. A number of bacterial glucans have been reported over recent decades, and their structure, production, and functional properties have been extensively studied. In this paper, we review recent researches on bacterial glucans, with emphasis on the production, physical and chemical properties, and the new developments in food, biomedical, pharmaceutical, and other industrial applications.
Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing, 210094, China.
Linxiang
L
Xu
Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing, 210094, China. jfzhang@mail.njust.edu.cn.
Jianfa
J
Zhang
D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000379:methods; D019649:Food Industry / Q000379:methods; D005936:Glucans / Q000378:metabolism*
D005936:Glucans
Bacterial glucans; Biomedical; Food; Pharmaceutical; Production; Property