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Development of antimicrobial packaging materials by incorporation of gallic acid into Ca2+ crosslinking konjac glucomannan/gellan gum films

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Towards a better production of bacterial exopolysaccharides by controlling genetic as well as physico-chemical parameters

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Biosynthesis of levan from sucrose using a thermostable levansucrase from Lactobacillus reuteri LTH5448

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Isolation, characterisation and fermentation optimisation of glucansucrase-producing Leuconostoc mesenteroides DRP105 from sauerkraut with improved preservation stability

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Co-production of functional exopolysaccharides and lactic acid by Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens originated from fermented milk, kefir

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Crystal Structure of 4,6-α-Glucanotransferase Supports Diet-Driven Evolution of GH70 Enzymes from α-Amylases in Oral Bacteria

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In vitroprobiotic evaluation of potential antioxidant lactic acid bacteria isolated fromidlibatter fermented withPiper betleleaves

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Bacterial β-Kdo glycosyltransferases represent a new glycosyltransferase family (GT99)

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Production, properties, and industrial food application of lactic acid bacteria-derived exopolysaccharides

(2015) Emanuele Zannini et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Dextrans produced by lactic acid bacteria exhibit antiviral and immunomodulatory activity against salmonid viruses

(2015) Montserrat Nácher-Vázquez et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Characterization of an exopolysaccharide with potential health-benefit properties from a probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum RJF4

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Bacterial exopolysaccharides: biosynthesis pathways and engineering strategies

(2015) Jochen Schmid et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Synthetic biology towards the synthesis of custom-made polysaccharides

(2015) Bernd H. A. Rehm   Microbial Biotechnology

Structure of the α-1,6/α-1,4-specific glucansucrase GTFA fromLactobacillus reuteri121

(2012) Tjaard Pijning et al.   Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications

Glycosidic bond specificity of glucansucrases: on the role of acceptor substrate binding residues

(2012) Hans Leemhuis et al.   BIOCATALYSIS AND BIOTRANSFORMATION

Impact of 4 Lactobacillus plantarum capsular polysaccharide clusters on surface glycan composition and host cell signaling

(2012) Daniela M Remus et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Microbial exopolysaccharides: Main examples of synthesis, excretion, genetics and extraction

(2011) F. Donot et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Genomic diversity and versatility of Lactobacillus plantarum, a natural metabolic engineer

(2011) Roland J Siezen et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Production, purification and structural characterization of an exopolysaccharide produced by a probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum MTCC 9510

(2010) Bindhumol Ismail et al.   ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY

A real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of 2-branched (1,3)-β-d–glucan producing lactic acid bacteria in cider

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Crystal structure of a 117 kDa glucansucrase fragment provides insight into evolution and product specificity of GH70 enzymes

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Identification of a Gene Cluster for the Biosynthesis of a Long, Galactose-Rich Exopolysaccharide in Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Functional Analysis of the Priming Glycosyltransferase

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Effect of prebiotics on viability and growth characteristics of probiotics in soymilk

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Biochemical and crystallographic characterization of a glucansucrase fromLactobacillus reuteri180

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Structural Analysis of Bioengineered α-d-Glucan Produced by a Triple Mutant of the Glucansucrase GTF180 Enzyme from Lactobacillus reuteri Strain 180: Generation of (α1→4) Linkages in a Native (1→3)(1→6)-α-d-Glucan

(2008) Sander S. van Leeuwen et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Structure of the high-molecular weight exopolysaccharide isolated from Lactobacillus pentosus LPS26

(2008) Miguel A. Rodríguez-Carvajal et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

The Carbohydrate-Active EnZymes database (CAZy): an expert resource for Glycogenomics

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