Recent developments and applications of microbial Levan, a versatile polysaccharide-based biopolymer

M Domżał-Kędzia, M Ostrowska, A Lewińska… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polysaccharides are essential components with diverse functions in living organisms and
find widespread applications in various industries. They serve as food additives, stabilizers …

A review on sources, modification techniques, properties and potential applications of alginate-based modified polymers

B Kumar, N Singh, P Kumar - European Polymer Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
This review paper deals with the various sources and structure of alginate, and its structural
modification techniques. The study focuses on potential applications, particularly in food …

The role of seaweed bioactives in the control of digestion: implications for obesity treatments

PI Chater, MD Wilcox, D Houghton, JP Pearson - Food & function, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Seaweeds are an underutilised nutritional resource that could not only compliment the
current western diet but potentially bring additional health benefits over and above their …

[HTML][HTML] Alginate as a protease inhibitor in vitro and in a model gut system; selective inhibition of pepsin but not trypsin

PI Chater, MD Wilcox, IA Brownlee, JP Pearson - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2015 - Elsevier
Alginates are widely used in the food and medical industries, including as a Gastro-
Oesophagul Reflux treatment. This work investigates the inhibitory effects of alginate on the …

[HTML][HTML] Bioprocess development for kefiran production by Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens in semi industrial scale bioreactor

DJ Dailin, EA Elsayed, NZ Othman, R Malek… - Saudi journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens is non-pathogenic gram positive bacteria isolated from kefir
grains and able to produce extracellular exopolysaccharides named kefiran. This …

Alginate Production of Azotobacter vinelandii Using Sugar Cane Juice as the Main Carbon Source in an Airlift Bioreactor

T Chuacharoen, S Aroonsong… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bacterial alginate production has been studied to solve the uncontrollable problem of
natural algae alginate composition. A challenge in using alginate in widespread …

Statistical optimization of cultural parameters for the optimized production of alginic acid using apple (Malus domestica) peels through solid-state fermentation

S Saeed, T Mehmood, M Irfan - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2023 - Springer
The industrially significant biopolymer, alginic acid, is mainly obtained from farmed brown
seaweeds. Owing to differences in structural composition of alginate isolated from various …

Optimization of fed-batch cultivation strategy for extracellular ɑ-amylase production by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens in submerged culture

EA Elsayed, HG Omar, SA Galil, HA El-Enshasy - 2016 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
Alpha amylase (EC 3.2. 1.1) is one of the most important starch-degrading enzymes and
widely applied in pharmaceutical, food, feed, detergent, textile and bio refinery industries …

Comparison between Classical and Statistical Medium Optimization Approaches for High Cell Mass Production of Azotobacter Vinelandii

C Then, OK Wai, EA Elsayed, WZW Mustapha… - 2016 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
Azotobacter vinelandii is a model free-living diazotroph, which converts atmospheric
nitrogen into ammonia in the presence of atmospheric oxygen. During the last decades …

Bioprocess optimization for exopolysaccharides production by Ganoderma lucidum in semi-industrial scale

RA Alsaheb, KZ Zjeh, RA Malek… - Recent patents on …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: For many years, Ganoderma was highly considered as biofactory for the
production of different types of bioactive metabolites. Of these bioactive compounds …