Uses
Dextranase from
Penicillium sp has been used:
- in the digestion of exopolysaccharides from P. aeruginosa biofilms and dextran polymers
- as a component of trypticase soy broth (TSYPS) for Streptococcus mutans culture
- in microgel degradation
Uses
Dextranase from
Chaetomium erraticum has been used:
- in microcarrier dissolution to produce multicellular 3D spheroids for drug discovery
- in in vitro digestion of extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) from the bacterial isolates
- in a study to investigate the immobilization of dextranase
- to investigate the optimization of process conditions for enzymatic modification of alternan
Uses
Dextranase can be used in preparation of dextran for clinical use.
General Description
Dextranase from fungi belong to the glycoside hydrolase families (GH) 49. Dextranase from
Penicillium sp. are stable at varying temperature and pH.
Biochem/physiol Actions
An endodextranase that hydrolyzes -(1,6)-glucosidic linkages in dextran. Dextrans are undesirable compounds synthesized from sucrose by microbial contaminants during sugar production that increase viscosity of the flow and decrease industrial recovery. Dextranase has been used for hydrolyzing dextran at sugar mills in order to improve efficiency of sugar production.
