Bioprospecting of indigenous resources for the exploration of exopolysaccharide producing lactic acid bacteria.

Exploration of biodiversity lead towards the discovery of novel exopolysaccharide (EPS) producing microbes that have multiple applications. The safety compatibility status of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) makes it an attractive candidate for the production of EPS in industries. Therefore, new bacterial isolates are continuously being identified from different habitats.

Enhanced biosynthesis of dextransucrase: A multivariate approach to produce a glucosyltransferase for biocatalysis of sucrose into dextran.

The current study reported the statistically designed experimental method to enhance the biocatalytic efficacy of dextransucrase from Weissella confusa. Various environmental and nutritional parameters were optimized using multiple responses under submerged fermentation environment. Statistical models were constructed to screen the influence of nine factors on the biocatalysis of dextransucrase.