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Curdlan, a water‐insoluble β‐(1,3)-glucan, is synthesised by Agrobacterium species under nitrogen-limited conditions. This exopolysaccharide is of great industrial and biomedical interest owing to its ...

Turning pineapples into jam may soon become faster, cheaper, and more sustainable thanks to curdlan, a natural polysaccharide with unique gelling properties. Researchers tested varying levels of ...

More recently, it has caught the eye of the pharmaceutical industry. That is because curdlan, itself produced by bacteria, is able to trigger an antibacterial response in a range of environments and ...

Admire Dube receives funding from the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (K43TW010371) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (5R01AI152109). The ...

Curdlan gum, a tasteless food additive used to enhance the texture of processed food, is harmless to humans, although “overdoses” could compromise one’s ability to taste food and even cause ...

A new study by Thai researchers has found that beta-glucan from various sources could improve the pasting properties of rice starch and reduce gel retrogradation. Rice starch is a useful hydrocolloid ...