Exopolysaccharides from extremophiles: From fundamentals to biotechnology

Environmental Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1145-1158

  Nicolaus, Barbara ^a   Kambourova, Margarita ^b   Oner, Ebru Toksoy ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^c MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ecology; Exopolysaccharide; Exopolysaccharide production; Extremophile; Sugar composition

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COAGULATION; FERMENTATION; GELS; GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; HOT SPRINGS; MICROORGANISMS; PH EFFECTS; POLYMERS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RHEOLOGY; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; DEEP-SEA HYDROTHERMAL VENTS; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; EXTRA CELLULAR POLYMERS; EXTREME CONDITIONS; EXTREME ENVIRONMENT; EXTREMOPHILES; FERMENTATION PROCESS; FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MESOPHILIC; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; MICROBIAL CELLS; PATHOGENIC PRODUCTS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SALINE LAKE; SUGAR COMPOSITION; SUSPENDING AGENTS;

ECOLOGY;

COAGULATING AGENT; EMULSIFYING AGENT; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; POLYMER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUSPENDING AGENT; THICKENING AGENT;

ADAPTATION; ANTARCTIC ECOZONE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; EXOPOLYMER; EXTREMOPHILE; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; METABOLISM; PH; POLYSACCHARIDE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SALINE LAKE; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SUGAR; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; THERMAL SPRING;

BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; DRUG INDUSTRY; ECOSYSTEM; FERMENTATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LAKE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PSYCHROPHILE; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953786532     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330903552094     Document Type: Review

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