A Novel Enzyme Portfolio for Red Algal Polysaccharide Degradation in the Marine Bacterium Paraglaciecola hydrolytica S66T Encoded in a Sizeable Polysaccharide Utilization Locus [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Marine microbes are a rich source of enzymes for the degradation of diverse polysaccharides. Paraglaciecola hydrolytica S66T is a marine bacterium capable of hydrolyzing polysaccharides found in the cell wall of red macroalgae.
Mikkel Schultz-Johansen +6 more
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Application of Furcellaran Nanocomposite Film as Packaging of Cheese. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2021 There is a serious need to develop and test new biodegradable packaging which could at least partially replace petroleum-based materials. Therefore, the objective of this work was to examine the influence of the recently developed furcellaran nanocomposite film with silver nanoparticles (obtained by an in situ method) on the quality properties of two ...
Pluta-Kubica A +4 more
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Curcumin as Bioactive Agent in Active and Intelligent Food Packaging Systems: A Comprehensive Review. [PDF]
Compr Rev Food Sci Food SafABSTRACT The incorporation of bioactive agents into food packaging systems represents a promising approach to enhance and monitor food safety, quality, and shelf life. Among bioactive agents, curcumin, a polyphenolic compound derived from Curcuma longa, has garnered significant interest due to its multifunctional properties, including antimicrobial ...
Devi LS +6 more
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Sugar-Free, Vegan, Furcellaran Gummy Jellies with Plant-Based Triple-Layer Films. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2023 Increasing consumer awareness of the impact of nutrition on health and the growing popularity of vegan diets are causing a need to look for new plant-based formulations of standard confectionery products with high energy density and low nutritional value, containing gelatin.
Stępień A +6 more
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Furcellaran: An innovative biopolymer in the production of films and coatings
Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 Seaweed is a prominent source of polysaccharides with extraction processes properly established, allowing to employ them in several areas. Among all the types of biopolymers obtained from seaweed, furcellaran has gained notoriety in recent years. This is due to its abundance, water solubility and outstanding film-forming abilities.
Luís Marangoni Júnior +3 more
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Influence of guar gum/furcellaran and guar gum/carrageenan stabilizer systems on the rheological and sensorial properties of ice cream during storage; pp. 193–198 [PDF]
Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, 2014 The influence of furcellaran as a secondary stabilizer, together with guar gum, on ice cream rheological and sensorial properties during 13 months of storage was studied. The results were compared with various guar gum/carrageenan blends.
Tiina Klesment +2 more
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Carboxymethylated and Sulfated Furcellaran from Furcellaria lumbricalis and Its Immobilization on PLA Scaffolds. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel)This study involved the creation of highly porous PLA scaffolds through the porogen/leaching method, utilizing polyethylene glycol as a porogen with a 75% mass ratio. The outcome achieved a highly interconnected porous structure with a thickness of 25 μm.
Štěpánková K +7 more
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Harčova Nauka ì Tehnologìâ, 2022 This paper is devoted to solving an important task of the food industry - the rational use of food raw materials, including gelling agents of various origins. The innovative strategy of this study is based on the possibility of using gelatin and modified
A. Foshchan, V. Yevlash, V. Potapov
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Alginate particles for encapsulation of phenolic extract from Spirulina sp. LEB-18: physicochemical characterization and assessment of in vitro gastrointestinal behavior [PDF]
, 2022 Encapsulation can be used as a strategy to protect and control the release of bioactive extracts. In this work, an extract from Spirulina sp. LEB-18, rich in phenolic compounds, was encapsulated in biopolymeric particles (i.e., composed of alginate) and ...
Cerqueira, Miguel Ângelo Parente Ribeiro +5 more
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IET Nanobiotechnology, Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 127-153, May 2023., 2023 Utilisation of residual biomass could act as green and sustainable approach to lessen the waste burden on Earth and fulfiling the demand for bio‐based goods. Using waste as a raw material through industrial symbiosis should be taken into account as one of the strategies to achieve more economic and environmental value through inter‐firm collaboration ...
Zeba Tabassum +7 more
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