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BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
Volume 67, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108199
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Extracellular polymeric substances; poly-& gamma;-glutamic acid; exopolysaccharides; biosynthesis; metabolic engineering
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Extracellular polymeric substances are synthesized by bacteria through various biosynthetic pathways. Bacilli-sourced extracellular polymeric substances, such as EPS and ?-PGA, have important industrial applications but face limitations in low yields and high costs. Understanding the metabolic mechanisms is crucial for expanding the functions and increasing the yield of extracellular polymeric substances.
Extracellular polymeric substances are mainly synthesized via a variety of biosynthetic pathways in bacteria. Bacilli -sourced extracellular polymeric substances, such as exopolysaccharides (EPS) and poly-?-glutamic acid (?-PGA), can serve as active ingredients and hydrogels, and have other important industrial applications. However, the functional diversity and widespread applications of these extracellular polymeric substances, are hampered by their low yields and high costs. Biosynthesis of extracellular polymeric substances is very complex in Bacillus, and there is no detailed elucidation of the reactions and regulations among various metabolic pathways. Therefore, a better understanding of the metabolic mechanisms is required to broaden the functions and increase the yield of extracellular polymeric substances. This review systematically summarizes the biosynthesis and metabolic mechanisms of extracellular polymeric substances in Bacillus, providing an in-depth understanding of the relationships between EPS and ?-PGA synthesis. This review provides a better clarification of Bacillus metabolic mechanisms during extracellular polymeric substance secretion and thus benefits their application and commercialization.
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