| 초록 |
Microbial carbohydrates have a variety of characteristics and original functionalities comparing with carbohydrates produced by animals and plants. Microbial carbohydrates are natural, non-toxic and biocompatible polymers, GRAS(Generally Regarded As Safe) and their structural diversities lead to a variety of functions. Recently, many novel applications have been developed using microbial polysaccharides such as drug delivery systems, hydrogels, nanoparticles, and materials for tablet-pressing process in the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries as well as in the bio-nano engineering. The Microbial Carbohydrate Resource Bank (MCRB) was established to investigate and collect various functional polysaccharides and microorganisms in order to widely utilize the microbial resources. MCRB will contribute the advancement of industrial fields using carbohydrates and provide microbial resources into various researchers to encourage basic and applied researches. |
