MICROBIAL POLYSACCHARIDES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

Abstract

Nowadays, due to the increasing industrial demand for polysaccharides in various sectors of
the national economy, there is a need to discover, study, and utilize exopolysaccharide (EPS) -producing microorganisms. Special attention is being paid in our country to obtaining high-quality,
environmentally friendly biopolymer products based on local raw materials, replacing imports,
and establishing industrial-scale production. To achieve this goal, the following tasks need to be
accomplished: isolating EPS-producing bacteria and evaluating their EPS production potential,
extracting and characterizing EPS produced by bacterial strains, optimizing cultivation conditions
to enhance EPS yield, and recommending a biotechnological approach for EPS production based
on bacterial strains. The obtained results can be applied to improve food industry technologies