Scleroglucan: Biosynthesis, production and application of a versatile hydrocolloid

Jochen Schmid; Vera Meyer; Volker Sieber

doi:10.1007/s00253-011-3438-5

Scleroglucan: Biosynthesis, production and application of a versatile hydrocolloid

Jochen Schmid, Vera Meyer, Volker Sieber

Chair of Chemistry of Biogenic Resources

Technische Universität Berlin

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Abstract

Since its first description in the early 1960s, scleroglucan attracted much attention from both academia and industry. Scleroglucan is an exopolysaccharide secreted by the basidiomycete Sclerotium rolfsii and appreciated as a multipurpose compound applicable in many industrial fields, including oil industry, food industry and pharmacy. In this review, the current knowledge on scleroglucan chemistry, genetics, biosynthesis and production will be summarized and different application possibilities will be discussed. The biosynthesis of scleroglucan in S. rolfsii will be highlighted by recent transcriptomic data and linked to physiological data to better understand the biogenesis of scleroglucan and its link to the phytopathologic lifestyle of S. rolfsii.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	937-947
Number of pages	11
Journal	Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Volume	91
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-011-3438-5
State	Published - Aug 2011

Keywords

Biosynthesis
Exopolysaccharide
Fermentation
Scleroglucan
Sclerotium rolfsii
Transcriptome

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