Abstract
Structural Characterization and Bioactivity of Exopolysaccharide Synthesized by Geobacillus sp. TS3-9 Isolated from Radioactive Radon Hot Spring
Highlights
Microbial exopolysaccharide (EPS) has a wide range of industrial and medical applications
EPS producing extremophiles have been isolated from a variety of extreme environmental habitats, and include halophilic, psychropilic, acidophilic, alkaliphilic, thermophilic bacteria, and archaea
The most interesting halophilic EPS is mauran, produced by Halomonas maura, which has a viscosifying activity similar to that of xanthan, and polymers from Salipiger mucosus, which is characterized by the presence of sulfate, phosphate and fucose and promises potential applications in medicine and as a supply of fucose [7]
Summary
Microbial exopolysaccharide (EPS) has a wide range of industrial (such as textiles, oil recovery, food additives, cosmetic and pharmaceutical) and medical applications. EPS producing extremophiles have been isolated from a variety of extreme environmental habitats, and include halophilic, psychropilic, acidophilic, alkaliphilic, thermophilic bacteria, and archaea. In contrast to the frequently pathogenic, mesophilic microbial producers of EPS, extrermophiles are usually non-patho genic and offer biotechnological advantages, such as short fermentation times. Application of biologically active polysaccharides, synthesized by extremophiles, offers promising opportunities in food, medicine, cosmetology, and in the environmental industry. The most interesting halophilic EPS is mauran, produced by Halomonas maura, which has a viscosifying activity similar to that of xanthan, and polymers from Salipiger mucosus, which is characterized by the presence of sulfate, phosphate and fucose and promises potential applications in medicine and as a supply of fucose [7]. Other halopilic EPS producers include Idiomarina, Alteromonas, and Palleronia [7]
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