Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are non-mobile, gram-positive, non-spore-forming, micro-aerophilic microorganisms widely explored as starter cultures food industry to enhance the gustatory, nutritional value, imparts appetizing flavour, texture milk, vegetative, meat foods and prolongs their shelf life. This vast review emphasis various LABs in industry. Herein, we have summarized classification of ...

Chair of Chemistry of Biogenic Resources, Technische Universität München, Straubing, Germany, 2 Laboratorio de Biotecnología Fúngica, Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos-CONICET, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, Cátedra de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Catamarca, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina, 4 Institut...

Caries-associated biofilms induce loss of calcium from tooth surfaces in the presence of dietary carbohydrates. Exopolysaccharides (EPS) provide a matrix scaffold and an abundance of primary binding sites within biofilms. The role of EPS in binding calcium in cariogenic biofilms is only partially understood. Thus, the aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between the calci...

Microbial extracellular heteropolysaccharides are mainly linear molecules to which side chains of varying length and complexity are attached at regular intervals. Examination of 'families' of microbial exopolysacchaiide with closely related structures enables us to determine the effect of minor (or major) changes to structure on the physical properties of these macromolecules. Changes may also ...

Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, which has been widely used as a fermented milk starter, is a type of probiotic, and certain strains are able to produce exopolysaccharide (EPS). EPS produced from L. bulgaricus contributes to the physical and biological function of dairy products by regulating immune response, and this tendency seems to place EPS with acidic groups. To date, six type...