ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Recent Developments and Applications of Microbial Levan, A Versatile Polysaccharide-Based Biopolymer.
Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 95 citations in OpenAlex.
- Production and Structural/Physicochemical Characteristics of Exopolysaccharides from the Halotolerant Strain Oceanobacillus sp. DT-Z6.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Microbial exopolysaccharides in environmental remediation: production, mechanisms, and challenges.Folia microbiologica · 2026Review
- Article
- Fabrication of levan derived fromSynthetic and systems biotechnology · 2026Article
- Sustainable Green Polymer Production for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: A Review of Environmental and Economic Impacts.Polymers · 2026Review
- Comparative evaluation of Bacillus subtilis delivery forms reveals their effects on biogenic element excretion in pigs.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Health and environmental evidence, challenges, and sustainable strategies of Planetary Health Diet: A mixed-methods review.Eco-Environment & Health · 2026Review
- Article
- Virulence Regulation and Lifestyle Transitions: The Role of c-di-GMP and Two-Component Systems in Erwinia amylovora and Their Evolutionary Context Within Enterobacterales.Molecular plant pathology · 2026Review
- Probiotic and Bioactive Compounds in Foods: From Antioxidant Properties to Gut Microbiota Modulation.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Recent Advances in Microbial Levan Production: Strategies for Yield Enhancement and Sustainability.International journal of food science · 2026Review
- Analysis of cultivation conditions and enzymatic efficiency enables high-yield levan production from Bacillus velezensis KKSB6.Bioresources and bioprocessing · 2025Article
- Hydrogel Design Based on Bacterial Exopolysaccharides: The Biomedical Promise of Levan.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Optimization of levan biosynthesis fromBiotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Molecular Basis ofJournal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2025Article
- Biodegradable Levan/Chitosan Composite Films: Development and Application in Beef Filet Packaging.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Establishing Halomonas as a chassis for industrial biotechnology: advances in synthetic biology tool development and metabolic engineering strategies.Microbial cell factories · 2025Review
- Insight of Metal Ions in Enzymatic Synthesis of Levan: The Metal-Binding Loop.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Biopolymer-Levan Characterization inACS omega · 2025Article
- Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Polysaccharides are essential components with diverse functions in living organisms and find widespread applications in various industries. They serve as food additives, stabilizers, thickeners, and fat substitutes in the food industry, while also contributing to dietary fiber for improved digestion and gut health. Plant-based polysaccharides are utilized in paper, textiles, wound dressings, biodegradable packaging, and tissue regeneration. Polysaccharides play a crucial role in medicine, pharmacy, and cosmetology, as well as in the production of biofuels and biomaterials. Among microbial biopolymers, microbial levan, a fructose polysaccharide, holds significant promise due to its high productivity and chemical diversity. Levan exhibits a wide range of properties, including film-forming ability, biodegradability, non-toxicity, self-aggregation, encapsulation, controlled release capacity, water retention, immunomodulatory and prebiotic activity, antimicrobial and anticancer activity, as well as high biocompatibility. These exceptional properties position levan as an attractive candidate for nature-based materials in food production, modern cosmetology, medicine, and pharmacy. Advancing the understanding of microbial polymers and reducing production costs is crucial to the future development of these fields. By further exploring the potential of microbial biopolymers, particularly levan, we can unlock new opportunities for sustainable materials and innovative applications that benefit various industries and contribute to advancements in healthcare, environmental conservation, and biotechnology.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.