Bacterial Levan: tecnological aspects, characteristics and production/ <br> Levana Bacteriana: aspectos tecnológicos, características e produção

Levan is an exopolysaccharide, constituted by fructose units, ? (2- 6) linked, obtained by transfructosilation reaction during microorganisms fermentation in a sucrose rich but wi thout glucose, fructose or mixtures in the culture media. Bacterial levan production is a good alternative fructose sour...

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Main Authors: Crispin Humberto Garcia-Cruz, Fernanda M. P. G. Ernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2005-06-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/2278