Coherent Aspects of Multifaceted Eco-friendly Biopolymer - Polyglutamic Acid from the Microbes
Popularity of Polyglutamate (PGA) in industrial applications has motivated an extensive research in the area of bioprocess engineering for its production, strain improvement, advancements in analytical methods and applications. Some facets of PGA still remain a challenge and offer the researchers...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | https://microbiologyjournal.org/coherent-aspects-of-multifaceted-eco-friendly-biopolymer-polyglutamic-acid-from-the-microbes/ |
| Summary: | Popularity of Polyglutamate (PGA) in industrial applications has motivated an extensive research in
the area of bioprocess engineering for its production, strain improvement, advancements in analytical
methods and applications. Some facets of PGA still remain a challenge and offer the researchers with
time consuming methods to seek deeper insights into the behaviour of molecules. A few simple analytical
approaches have been explained which can be used to address those challenges. This review focuses
on understanding each step involved in manufacturing, analysis and applications of PGA. An attempt is
made towards understanding the chemistry of PGA and its interaction with various other compounds.
Occurrence of PGA in various conformational states under the influence of different environmental
conditions is discussed. The properties of the biopolymer largely depend on its chain length which in
turn arises due to diverse conditions in which it is biosynthesized by the microorganisms. Applications of
PGA in various fields of food, agriculture, medical, cosmetics etc. are also dependent on the molecular
weight and conformations of PGA under the given set of conditions. A few major applications of PGA
which make this biopolymer an industrially influential molecule have been described. |
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| ISSN: | 0973-7510 2581-690X |