Review on production, characterization and applications of microbial levan

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 120, Issue , 2015, Pages 102-114

  Srikanth, Rapala ^a   Reddy, Chinta H S S Sundhar ^a   Siddartha, Gudimalla ^a   Ramaiah, M Janaki ^a   Uppuluri, Kiran Babu ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Applications; Biopolymer; Exopolysaccharide; Levan; Polyfructane; Production

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; PRODUCTION;

EMERGING APPLICATIONS; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; LEVAN; POLYFRUCTANE;

MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

FRUCTAN;

BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ECONOMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANT;

BACTERIA; FRUCTANS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANTS;

EID: 84920273437     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.12.003     Document Type: Review

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