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ReviewWorld journal of microbiology & biotechnology2024

Expanding the horizons of levan: from microbial biosynthesis to applications and advanced detection methods.

Sijie Wang, Bo Wu, Tatsaporn Todhanakasem

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Review in World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sijie WangSchool of Food Industry, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, 10520, Thailand.
Bo WuBiomass Energy Technology Research Center, Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Renmin Rd. S 4-13, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Tatsaporn TodhanakasemSchool of Food Industry, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, 10520, Thailand. tatsaporn.to@kmitl.ac.th.

Funding

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) under Doctoral Scholarship KDS2022/014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Levan, a β-(2,6)-linked fructose polymer, exhibits diverse properties that impart versatility, rendering it a highly sought-after biopolymer with various industrial applications. Levan can be produced by various microorganisms using sucrose, food industry byproducts and agricultural wastes. Microbial levan represents the most potent cost-effective process for commercial-scale levan production. This study reviews the optimization of levan production by understanding its biosynthesis, physicochemical properties and the fermentation process. In addition, genetic and protein engineering for its increased production and emerging methods for its detection are introduced and discussed. All of these comprehensive studies could serve as powerful tools to optimize levan production and broaden its applications across various industries.

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FermentationFructansBacteriaHexosyltransferasesIndustrial MicrobiologyProtein EngineeringSucroseFructansHexosyltransferaseslevanSucroseBiosynthesis mechanismDetection methodMicrobial levan productionProcess optimization

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PMID38789837

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