Biological activities and applications of exopolysaccharides produced by lactic acid bacteria: a mini-review

Effect of modified okara insoluble dietary fibre on the quality of yoghurt

“…The reducing sugar content of the FY group was significantly higher than that of the control, MY 0.1 %, MY 0.5 %, and MY 1.0 % groups, similar to the monosaccharide composition ( Table 2 ). Extracellular polysaccharides of lactic acid bacteria produced by the fermentation of lactic acid bacteria in yoghurt during storage also influence changes in total sugar content during storage ( Yang et al, 2023 ). Glucose is a reducing sugar.…”

Therapy and mechanism of natural polysaccharides for atopic dermatitis treatment

“…shown the ability to reduce ear swelling thickness and skin mast cell infiltration in AD-like mice administered orally, thus improving AD symptoms [86].…”

Production of Bacterial Exopolysaccharides: Xanthan and Bacterial Cellulose

“…The review by Ibrahim et al (2022) focuses on the exopolysaccharides obtained from several extremophilic microorganisms, their synthesis, and manufacturing optimization for better cost and productivity [13]. Recently, several reviews on EPSs produced by lactic acid bacteria have been reported [24][25][26][27]. For example, the review by Jurášková et al (2022) discussed and summarized the latest advances on the biosynthesis, structure, and properties of EPSs derived from Lactobacillus, Leuconostoc,Streptococcus, Lactococcus, Lactiplantibacillus, Limosilactobacillus, and Weissella genera [24].…”

“…Bacterial EPSs have many unique beneficial properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, non-toxicity, a high degree of polymerization, the ability for gelation, high adhesive ability, viscoelasticity, pseudo-plasticity, a thixotropic nature, renewable sourcing, and easy modification. In addition, some bacterial EPSs also have extensive bioactivities, including antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antidiabetic, antiulcer, anticoagulant, immunomodulatory, prebiotic, wound healing, and cholesterol-lowering activities [1,3,25,27,[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]. Therefore, they have extensive commercial applications in biomedicine, food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, electronics, environmental remediation, and the oil and gas industries [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9].…”