Levan from Bacillus subtilis Natto: its effects in normal and in streptozotocin-diabetic rats
Levan is an exopolysaccharide of fructose primarily linked by β-(2→6) glycosidic bonds with some β-(2→1) branched chains. Due to its chemical properties, levan has possible applications in both the food and pharmaceutical industries. Bacillus subtilis is a promi...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2012-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000400046 |