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Biogas Biorefinery
Biogas is a gaseous fuel comprising methane and carbon dioxide as major constituents. It is produced by microbial consortium of acidogenic, acetogenic and methanogenic bacteria in the absence of oxygen from th...
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Rye bran as fermentation matrix boosts in situ dextran production by Weissella confusa compared to wheat bran
The consumption of fiber-rich foods such as cereal bran is highly recommended due to its beneficial health effects. Pre-fermentation of bran with lactic acid bacteria can be used to improve the otherwise impai...
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Immobilization of glucansucrase for the production of gluco-oligosaccharides from Leuconostoc mesenteroides
Glucansucrase from Leuconostoc mesenteroides was immobilized in 1 % (w/v) with sodium alginate to produce oligosaccharides. Glucansucrase gave three activity bands of approx. 240, 178, and 165 kDa after periodic ...
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Lactic Acid Bacteria in Food Industry
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are known through ages for their wide applications in food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. But recently LAB have aroused interest for their ability to secrete extracellular...
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Functional oligosaccharides: production, properties and applications
Worldwide interest in oligosaccharides has been increasing ever since they were accorded the prebiotic status. The oligosaccharides of various origin like, bacteria, algae, fungi and higher plants have been us...
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Osmoregulation in Dunaliella tertiolecta: effects of salt stress, and the external pH on the internal pH
The intracellular pH of the halotolerant green algae Dunaliella tertiolecta, was determined by the distribution of 5,5-dimethyl-2(14C)-oxalolidine-2,5-dione (DMO) between the cell and the surrounding medium. 5,5-...