Exopolysaccharides From Marine Bacteria And Their Pharmaceutical Potential

Résumé: The marine environment is the largest aquatic ecosystem on Earth, it is often harbored by a great variety of microorganisms responssible for more than 50% of total biomass of prokaryotes in the world. Among these microorganisms, bacteria are one of the important and dominant inhabitants of this ecosystem. They are known to be a potential source of unique and stable biomolecules with high biotechnological interest such as enzymes, exopolymers, pigments, antimicrobial compounds, biosurfactants, and so forth. Many marine bacteria produce exopolysaccharides as a significant strategy for growth, adhering to solid surfaces, and to survive adverse conditions. These exopolysaccharides possess distinctive characteristics, huge structural diversity and various valuable biological properties. Therefore, they have attracted great interest among scientists due to their wide potential applications spanning areas such as health (pharmaceuticals and medicine), industry (cosmetics, textile, dairy etc.), and environment. This review aims to give an overview of current knowledge on EPSs produced by marine bacteria and their potential applications in pharmaceutical field.

Publié dans la revue: Journal of Molecular and Pharmaceutical Sciences