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Microbial glycobiotechnology

Guest Editors: Professor Vijai Kumar Gupta, Scotland's Rural College, UK; Professor Ashok Pandey, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research.

The Editor-in-Chief of Microbial Cell Factories, Prof Grzegorz Wegrzyn and the guest editors invite the submission of articles for a special collection with a thematic scheme: ‘Microbial Glycobiotechnology’.

The collection will feature contributions from the BRSI2020 conference and is open to all.

Research and technologies involving carbohydrates to carbohydrate-based materials and the conversion of carbohydrates for renewable energy, agri and health fall under the umbrella of glycobiotechnology. Microbial glycobiotechnology refers to sustainable bioprocesses for the bioconversion of carbohydrates through microbial enzymes and microbial technologies, and the generation of tailor-made carbohydrate bioproducts/polymers for variety of novel applications in, bioenergy and fuels, biomaterials, in food and nutrition, and pharmaceuticals.

This special issue (SI) will publish articles Research, Reviews, Commentary and Technical notes describing recent trends, applications, advancements and bioengineering approaches with a particular emphasis on microbial glycobiotechnology-

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Glycan biosynthesis
  • Glyco-enzymology
  • Modification of complex carbohydrates and their corresponding glycoconjugates including glycans, glycoproteins, glycolipids’
  • Biological functions of glycoconjugates and glycolipids

New Content ItemSubmission deadline: 30th June 2021. Please indicate at the Additional Information stage of submission that you are submitting to the Microbial Glycobiotechnology article collection. All manuscripts received will be subject to peer review as is standard for the journal.

Articles will be published continuously on the collection homepage as soon as they are ready.

  1. Glucosylglycerol (2-O-α-d-glucosyl-sn-glycerol; GG) is a natural osmolyte from bacteria and plants. It has promising applications as cosmetic and food-and-feed ingredient. Due to its natural scarcity, GG must be ...

    Authors: Katharina N. Schwaiger, Monika Cserjan-Puschmann, Gerald Striedner and Bernd Nidetzky

    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2021 20:79

    Content type: Research

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  2. The large-scale application of organic pollutants (OPs) has contaminated the air, soil, and water. Persistent OPs enter the food supply chain and create several hazardous effects on living systems. Thus, there...

    Authors: Pankaj Bhatt, Amit Verma, Saurabh Gangola, Geeta Bhandari and Shaohua Chen

    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2021 20:72

    Content type: Review

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  3. The accelerating energy demands of the increasing global population and industrialization has become a matter of great concern all over the globe. In the present scenario, the world is witnessing a considerabl...

    Authors: Praveen C. Ramamurthy, Simranjeet Singh, Dhriti Kapoor, Parul Parihar, Jastin Samuel, Ram Prasad, Alok Kumar and Joginder Singh

    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2021 20:55

    Content type: Review

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  4. Humic substances (HS) form the largest proportion among all the constituents of soil organic matter and are a key component of the terrestrial ecosystem. HS plays a multifunctional role in the environment by c...

    Authors: Iniyakumar Muniraj, Syed Shameer, Priyadharshini Ramachandran and Sivakumar Uthandi

    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2021 20:48

    Content type: Research

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  5. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease associated with the overproduction and accumulation of amyloid-β peptide and hyperphosphorylation of tau proteins in the brain. Despite extensive...

    Authors: Dana Vigasova, Michal Nemergut, Barbora Liskova and Jiri Damborsky

    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2021 20:25

    Content type: Review

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  6. Lactic acid bacteria can synthesize dextran and oligosaccharides with different functionality, depending on the strain and fermentation conditions. As natural structure-forming agent, dextran has proven useful...

    Authors: Prabin Koirala, Ndegwa Henry Maina, Hanna Nihtilä, Kati Katina and Rossana Coda

    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2021 20:23

    Content type: Research

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  7. Many fungi grow as saprobic organisms and obtain nutrients from a wide range of dead organic materials. Among saprobes, fungal species that grow on wood or in polluted environments have evolved prolific mechan...

    Authors: Michael Dare Asemoloye, Mario Andrea Marchisio, Vijai Kumar Gupta and Lorenzo Pecoraro

    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2021 20:20

    Content type: Review

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  8. Rhamnolipids (RLs) are surface-active compounds and belong to the class of glycolipid biosurfactants, mainly produced from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Due to their non-toxicity, high biodegradability, low surface ten...

    Authors: Priyanka Thakur, Neeraj K. Saini, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Vijai Kumar Gupta, Reena V. Saini and Adesh K. Saini

    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2021 20:1

    Content type: Review

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  9. Nerol (C10H18O), an acyclic monoterpene, naturally presents in plant essential oils, and is used widely in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals as the valuable fragrance. Meanwhile, chemical synthesis is the only ...

    Authors: Xueyan Mo, Xinghua Cai, Qinyan Hui, Huijie Sun, Ran Yu, Ru Bu, Bing Yan, Qian Ou, Quanwen Li, Sheng He and Chengjian Jiang

    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2021 20:4

    Content type: Research

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