Plant polysaccharides of dietary origin are a major energy source for the dense anaerobic microbial communities that inhabit the mammalian large intestine and rumen. Microbial fermentation ...

Sustainability, health and animal welfare concerns drive consumers to plant-based meat alternatives, but their mouthfeel is ...

K. pneumoniae secretes a tough matrix-like biofilm made up mostly of sugars, fats, proteins, and DNA. Strings of sugar ...

Professor Iwata Tadahisa et al. of the University of Tokyo have developed an innovative high performance bioplastics from various polysaccharides obtained from natural biomass or by enzymatic ...

Most of the disease-causing bacteria secrete matrix-like layers around themselves called biofilms. These biofilms act as thick barriers limiting the ...

Glycotechnology is leading to new products and understanding in biomedicine, firstly via mammalian glycoconjugates and secondly via non-mammalian glycoconjugates and polysaccharides which are ...

Supplements may be marketed for these health claims, but more research is needed to verify their effectiveness. Chitosan comes from the shells of sea creatures like lobsters, shrimp, and crabs. It’s ...