Recent advances in endophytic exopolysaccharides: Production, structural characterization, physiological role and biological activity

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 157, Issue , 2017, Pages 1113-1124

  Liu, Jun ^a   Wang, Xingchi ^a   Pu, Huimin ^a   Liu, Shuang ^a   Kan, Juan ^a   Jin, Changhai ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Endophytes; Exopolysaccharides; Physiological role; Structural characterization

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; CULTIVATION; METABOLITES; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYSACCHARIDES; PURIFICATION;

CULTIVATION CONDITIONS; ENDOPHYTES; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; HETEROPOLYSACCHARIDES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLES; PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION;

CHARACTERIZATION;

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; FUNGAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT;

BACTERIA; ENDOPHYTES; FUNGAL POLYSACCHARIDES; FUNGI; PLANTS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 85006070870     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.10.084     Document Type: Review

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