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Scleroglucan: Fermentative Production, Downstream Processing and Applications

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE)

Authors: Shrikant A. Survase, Parag S. Saudagar, Ishwar B. Bajaj, Rekha S. Singhal

Institutions: Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai

Language: English

Topic: Polysaccharides Composition and Applications

Subfield: Food Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1659664706

FWCI: 2.166

Cites: 55

Cited by: 89

Related to: 10