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Scleroglucan: Fermentative Production, Downstream Processing and Applications

Shrikant A. Survase ; Food Engineering and Technology Department, Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, Matunga, Mumbai 400019, India
Parag S. Saudagar ; Food Engineering and Technology Department, Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, Matunga, Mumbai 400019, India
Ishwar B. Bajaj ; Food Engineering and Technology Department, Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, Matunga, Mumbai 400019, India
Rekha S. Singhal ; Food Engineering and Technology Department, Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, Matunga, Mumbai 400019, India

Sažetak

Exopolysaccharides produced by a variety of microorganisms find multifarious industrial applications in foods, pharmaceutical and other industries as emulsifiers, stabilizers, binders, gelling agents, lubricants, and thickening agents. One such exopolysaccharide is scleroglucan, produced by pure culture fermentation from filamentous fungi of genus Sclerotium. The review discusses the properties, fermentative production, downstream processing and applications of scleroglucan.

Ključne riječi

scleroglucan; exopolysaccharide; Sclerotium glucanicum; Sclerotium rolfsii; fermentation

Hrčak ID:

27127

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/27127

Datum izdavanja:

4.6.2007.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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