Production of highly polymerized bacterial levan in two eukaryotic hosts of biotechnological interest

Bacterial levan (ß(2,6)-linked polyfructan) has potential applications in the food, bio-energetic, medical, pharmaceutical, and other industries. The lack of technically and economically feasible large-scale production systems limits the commercial exploitation of levan. Gluconacetobacter diazotroph...

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Main Authors: Alexander Banguela, Luis E Trujillo, Juan G Arrieta, Raisa Rodríguez, Enrique Pérez, Carmen Menéndez, Ricardo Ramírez, Merardo Pujol, Carlos Borroto, Lázaro Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elfos Scientiae
Series:Biotecnología Aplicada
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Online Access:http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1027-28522012000200009&lng=en&tlng=en