Microbial polysaccharides with actual potential industrial applications |
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Authors: | Paul F Morin A Monsan P |
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Institution: | BioEurope, 4 impasse Didier Daurat, Z.I. Montaudran, 31400, Toulouse, France |
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Abstract: | The microbial polysaccharides reviewed include xanthan gum, scleroglucan, PS-10, PS-21 and PS-53 gums, polysaccharides from Alcaligenes sp., PS-7 gum, gellan gum, curdlan, bacterial alginate, dextran, pullulan, Baker's Yeast Glycan, 6-deoxy-hexose-containing polysaccharides and bacterial cellulose. Factors limiting the commercial potential of certain microbial polysaccharides such as availability, rheological properties, and polyvalency are outlined. The polysaccharides are classified according to their uses as viscosity-increasing agents and as gelling agents. A third category includes polysaccharides with specific applications such as tailor-made dextran and pullulan and polysaccharides used as substrates for the preparation of rare sugars. The difficulties encountered in development of a polysaccharide at the industrial level are pointed out. |
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Keywords: | Microbial polysaccharides viscosifying and gelling properties specific applications |
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