SCREENING OF DIVERSE SUCROSE RICH CHEAPER SOURCES FOR DEXTRAN PRODUCTION BY WEISSELLA CONFUSA USING PLACKETT-BURMAN DESIGN

Microbiology

Dextran a bacterial exopolysaccharide and a polymer of glucose is produced by different microorganisms like Leuconostoc mesentiroides, Lactobacillus spp, Weissella spp etc. It has a wide range of applications in the food, pharmaceutical and other industries. Dextran and its derivatives like iron dextran, clinical dextran, food grade dextran are rapidly emerging as new and industrially […]

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