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Recent Advances in Fungal Exopolysaccharide Fermentation

YANG Tongxiang1, WU Kongyang2, CHEN Junliang1, TANG Haoguo1, KANG Huaibin1   

  1. 1. College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China;
    2. College of Life Science, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471022, China
  • Online:2016-03-15 Published:2016-03-17

Abstract:

Fungal exopolysaccharide possesses high viscosity, and antioxidant, antiviral and antitumor activity, which is
widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. In this review, we summarizes the latest progress made in China and
abroad in studying exopolysaccharide-producing strains, factors influencing the production of fungal exopolysaccharide,
breeding strategies for exopolysaccharide production and the function of fungal exopolysaccharide, aiming to provide some
references for further investigation and application of fungal exopolysaccharide.

Key words: fungal exopolysaccharide, production, fermentation, function

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