Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India.
Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India.
Carbohydr Res. 2021 Feb;500:108248. doi: 10.1016/j.carres.2021.108248. Epub 2021 Jan 25.
Although, 187 years elapsed after the discovery of melezitose, it is a high time to deduce some solid applications as there are only 13 more years left to celebrate a double century of this sugar. The forgotten sugar has multifarious applications; it is used as a metabolic marker to differentiate melezitose fermenting microorganisms, as a carbon source to culture specific microorganisms, as a potential surfactant and excipient to stabilize pharmaceuticals, as a lyoprotectant or cryoprotectant for several industrial applications, as an edibility enhancer in food industry, as a hair smoothening agent in cosmetic industry, and provide protective & nourishing effects in fisheries and aquaculture industries. In entomological research, it is used to study niche differentiation, increased longevity of insects and also as a biocontrol agent. This review brings out the best possible applications of melezitose and present in the form of a mnemonic to remember this forgotten sugar.
尽管在发现密二糖 187 年后，现在是时候得出一些可靠的应用了，因为只剩下 13 年时间来庆祝这种糖的双百年诞辰。这种被遗忘的糖有多种用途；它可用作代谢标志物来区分密二糖发酵微生物，用作碳源来培养特定微生物，用作潜在的表面活性剂和赋形剂来稳定药物，用作几种工业应用的冷冻保护剂或保护剂，用作食品工业中的可食性增强剂，用作化妆品工业中的头发平滑剂，并在渔业和水产养殖业中提供保护和滋养作用。在昆虫学研究中，它用于研究生态位分化、延长昆虫寿命，也可用作生物防治剂。这篇综述总结了密二糖最好的应用，并以助记符的形式呈现，以帮助记住这种被遗忘的糖。
