Bacterial glucans: production, properties, and applications

Linxiang Xu; Jianfa Zhang

doi:10.1007/s00253-016-7836-6

Bacterial glucans: production, properties, and applications

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2016 Nov;100(21):9023-9036. doi: 10.1007/s00253-016-7836-6. Epub 2016 Sep 27.

Authors

Linxiang Xu¹, Jianfa Zhang²

Affiliations

¹ Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing, 210094, China.
² Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing, 210094, China. jfzhang@mail.njust.edu.cn.

PMID: 27678120
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7836-6

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Bacterial glucans; Biomedical; Food; Pharmaceutical; Production; Property.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bacteria / metabolism*
Biotechnology / methods
Chemical Phenomena
Drug Industry / methods
Food Industry / methods
Glucans / metabolism*

Substances

Glucans