Review of Levan polysaccharide: From a century of past experiences to future prospects

ET Öner, L Hernández, J Combie - Biotechnology advances, 2016 - Elsevier
Levan is a fascinating β-(2, 6)-linked fructose polymer with an unusual combination of
properties characterized in this review. In nature, levan is synthesized from sucrose by a …

Systems biology of microbial exopolysaccharides production

O Ates - Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) produced by diverse group of microbial systems are rapidly
emerging as new and industrially important biomaterials. Due to their unique and complex …

Review on production, characterization and applications of microbial levan

R Srikanth, CHSSS Reddy, G Siddartha… - Carbohydrate …, 2015 - Elsevier
Levan is a homopolymer of fructose naturally obtained from both plants and
microorganisms. Microbial levans are more advantageous, economical and industrially …

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 …

Polyelectrolyte multilayered assemblies in biomedical technologies

RR Costa, JF Mano - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Layer-by-layer (LbL) was first introduced as a surface modification technique based on the
sequential spontaneous adsorption of at least two distinct materials onto planar substrates …

Extremophilic exopolysaccharides: A review and new perspectives on engineering strategies and applications

J Wang, DR Salem, RK Sani - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
Numerous microorganisms inhabiting harsh niches produce exopolysaccharides as a
significant strategy to survive in extreme conditions. The exopolysaccharides synthesized by …

Ultrastable nanostructured polymer glasses

Y Guo, A Morozov, D Schneider, JW Chung, C Zhang… - Nature materials, 2012 - nature.com
Owing to the kinetic nature of the glass transition, the ability to significantly alter the
properties of amorphous solids by the typical routes to the vitreous state is restricted. For …

Film forming microbial biopolymers for commercial applications—A review

SVN Vijayendra, TR Shamala - Critical reviews in biotechnology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Microorganisms synthesize intracellular, structural and extracellular polymers also referred
to as biopolymers for their function and survival. These biopolymers play specific roles as …

Effective stimulating factors for microbial levan production by Halomonas smyrnensis AAD6T

HK Sarilmiser, O Ates, G Ozdemir, KY Arga… - Journal of bioscience and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Levan is a bioactive fructan polymer that is mainly associated with high-value applications
where exceptionally high purity requirements call for well-defined cultivation conditions. In …

Investigation of anti-cancer activity of linear and aldehyde-activated levan from Halomonas smyrnensis AAD6T

HK Sarilmiser, ET Oner - Biochemical engineering journal, 2014 - Elsevier
The main aim of this study was to investigate the potential role of levan polysaccharide in
develo** polysaccharide-based anticancer therapeutics. Moreover, by periodate …