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3.6 Applications of Microbial Gums
ОглавлениеBy virtue of their various properties, microbial gums are utilized in several types of applications in research and industry. In many cases, one microbial gum is used with another gum of either microbial or nonmicrobial origins that results in the enhancement of the final desire property. In this section, we will describe the use of different microbial gums in various sectors. The different types of applications of microbial gums have been mention in Table 3.2.
Table 3.2 Applications of microbial gums.
Microbial gum | Application | Properties | References |
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Xanthan | Food Hydrocolloid | Viscosifier, stabilizer and emulsifier | [28] |
Xanthan | Fat replacer | Viscosifier, and emulsifier | [29] |
Gellan | Food Hydrocolloid | Gelling, suspending and stabilizing agent | [31] |
Welan | Cement technology | Viscosifier | [3] |
Welan | Oil drilling industries | Viscosifier | [3] |
Rhamsan | Food Hydrocolloid | Viscosifier, high salt tolerance | [21] |
Diutan | Cement technology | Viscosifier | [22] |
Pullulan | Food Additive | Prebiotic | [35, 39] |
Pullulan | Edible films, capsule shells and tablet coatings | Non‐toxic, film‐forming gels | [12] |
Curdlan | Fat replacer | Viscosifier, ability to form thermo‐irreversible gel | [6] |
Levan | Sweeting agent | Sugar containing viscosifier | [12] |
Levan | Cosmetic products | Moisturizing, cell proliferation and anti‐inflammatory effects | [12] |
Dextran | Food Hydrocolloid | Viscosifier, stabilizer and emulsifier | [26] |
Xanthan and curdlan | Edible film in food packaging | Excellent miscibility and high tensile strength | [40] |
Gellan | Hydrogel for bone regeneration | Bio‐compatible, bio‐degradable, non‐toxic | [41] |
Pullulan and hyaluronic acid | Hydrogel for wound healing | Bio‐compatible, bio‐degradable, non‐toxic | [42] |
Xanthan and welan | Nanoemulsions for delivery of bioactive compounds | Emulsifier | [43] |