Cyclic -Glucans from Microorganisms Production, Properties and Applications [Paperback]

to Cyclic glucans are polysaccharides that are predominantly produced by Agrobacterium, Bradyrhizobium and Rhizobium sp. and widely used in the pharmaceutical and food industries. In this book, the applications, properties, analytical tools, production and genes of four main cyclic ?-glucans from microorganisms are highlighted and critically evaluated. As biocompatible and biodegradable renewable resources, they have an immense potential for future applications, which has not yet been fully exploited. This concise review will help to bridge this gap.

1. Introduction

1.1. History of polysaccharides from bacteria

1.2. Cyclic ?-glucans

1.3. ?-cyclic glucan

1.4. Linear glucans

1.5. Cyclodextrins

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2. Applications of cyclic ?-glucans

2.1. In food

2.2. Medical technology

2.3. As wound dressing material

2.4. Microparticulate form of ?-glucan for pharmaceutical application

2.5. Synthesis of selenium nanowires

2.6. Drug delivery

2.7. Enantiomeric seperator

2.8. In chiral technology

2.9. Chiral Stationary Phase?

2.10. Carboxymethylated cyclic- ?-glucans as enantiomeric separators

2.11. Inclusion complexes

2.12. ?-D-Glucans complexation with Zearalenone

2.13. Inclusion complex with Paclitaxel

2.14. Inclusion complexation with a plant flavonoid luteolin

2.15. Inclusion complexation with naproxen

2.16. Functionalized ?-1, 3-Glucan in carbon nanotube

2.17. Application of cyclic ?-(1, 3),(1, 6)-glucans in chiral technology

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3. Properties of cyclic glucanlsB