Bacillus licheniformis (BITSL006) ,

Usha Lakra1, Vivek Lincoln Singh Munda1, Vinod Kumar Nigam1

  • 1Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India.

Natural product research
|October 9, 2023
PubMed
概括

这项研究在75°C的温度下从热友的Bacillus licheniformis中产生了细菌外聚糖 (EPS). 该EPS表现出抗氧化特性,保持水分的能力和高溶解性,使其对制药和农业应用具有价值.

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