Microbial Polysaccharides - Chemistry and Applications

Polysaccharides resultant from microorganism are a class of the real polysaccharides occurred in nature during any metabolism. Due to the novel characteristics and physiochemical nature, these polysaccharides attain more attention in the field of food, feed, pharmaceutical, biomedical and cosmetic application. In the food industries these polysaccharides gave desirable rheological property, texture and sensory. Also, in biomedical industries microbial polysaccharides are potential in wound healing, surgical adhesives, and tissue regeneration. This review presents futuristic view on microbial polysaccharides, with unique consideration regarding potential applications in promising areas and to later advance on the finding of novel polysaccharides for future needs.