Efficient kefiran production by Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens ATCC 43761 in submerged cultivation: Influence of osmotic stress and nonionic surfactants, and potential bioactivities

• Main Authors: Dailin, Daniel J., Elsayed, Elsayed A., Malek, Roslinda A., Hanapi, Siti Z., Selvamani, Shanmugaprakasham, Ramli, Solleh, Sukmawati, Dalia, Sayyed, R. Z., El Enshasy, Hesham A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93201/1/HeshamAliMetwally2020_EfficientKefiranProductionByLactobacillusKefiranofaciensATCC.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93201/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2020.09.030

Kefiran is a water soluble polysaccharide produced by Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens ATCC 43761. It has wide potential applications in food, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no previous reports on the effect of osmotic stress and ionic surfact...