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ReviewPolymers2021

Recent Advancements in Microbial Polysaccharides: Synthesis and Applications.

Yehia A-G Mahmoud, Mehrez E El-Naggar, Ahmed Abdel-Megeed, Mohamed El-Newehy

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Review in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Polysaccharides and carbohydrate polymers: innovations from nature to industry.Journal of the science of food and agriculture · 2026
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  3. Comparison of Biological Activities ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  5. Engineering Microbial Particles for Next-Generation Biomedical Platforms.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  10. The Molecular Mechanism of Polysaccharides fromFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  13. Antimicrobial and prebiotic properties ofIranian journal of microbiology · 2025
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  17. Microbial Nanoparticles in Biological Plant Protection.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yehia A-G MahmoudDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.
Mehrez E El-NaggarTextile Research Division, National Research Center (Affiliation ID: 60014618), Cairo 12622, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-2556-3048
Ahmed Abdel-MegeedDepartment of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture Saba Basha, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21531, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-9777-4808
Mohamed El-NewehyDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4265-0701

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polysaccharide materials are widely applied in different applications including food, food packaging, drug delivery, tissue engineering, wound dressing, wastewater treatment, and bioremediation sectors. They were used in these domains due to their efficient, cost-effective, non-toxicity, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. As is known, polysaccharides can be synthesized by different simple, facile, and effective methods. Of these polysaccharides are cellulose, Arabic gum, sodium alginate, chitosan, chitin, curdlan, dextran, pectin, xanthan, pullulan, and so on. In this current article review, we focused on discussing the synthesis and potential applications of microbial polysaccharides. The biosynthesis of polysaccharides from microbial sources has been considered. Moreover, the utilization of molecular biology tools to modify the structure of polysaccharides has been covered. Such polysaccharides provide potential characteristics to transfer toxic compounds and decrease their resilience to the soil. Genetically modified microorganisms not only improve yield of polysaccharides, but also allow economically efficient production. With the rapid advancement of science and medicine, biosynthesis of polysaccharides research has become increasingly important. Synthetic biology approaches can play a critical role in developing polysaccharides in simple and facile ways. In addition, potential applications of microbial polysaccharides in different fields with a particular focus on food applications have been assessed.

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biopolymersexopolysaccharidesfood industrymicrobial polysaccharides

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PMID34883639
PMCPMC8659985

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