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Cruz-Santos MM, Antunes FAF, de Arruda GL, Shibukawa VP, Prado CA, Ortiz-Silos N, Castro-Alonso MJ, Marcelino PRF, Santos JC. Production and applications of pullulan from lignocellulosic biomass: Challenges and perspectives. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023:129460. [PMID: 37423546 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
Abstract
Pullulan is an exopolysaccharide produced by Aureobasidium pullulans, with interesting characteristics which lead to its application in industries such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, and others. To reduce production costs for industrial applications, cheaper raw materials such as lignocellulosic biomass can be utilized as a carbon and nutrient source for the microbial process. In this study, a comprehensive and critical review was conducted, encompassing the pullulan production process and the key influential variables. The main properties of the biopolymer were presented, and different applications were discussed. Subsequently, the utilization of lignocellulosics for pullulan production within the framework of a biorefinery concept was explored, considering the main published works that deal with materials such as sugarcane bagasse, rice husk, corn straw, and corn cob. Next, the main challenges and future prospects in this research area were highlighted, indicating the key strategies to favor the industrial production of pullulan from lignocellulosic biomasses.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mónica María Cruz-Santos
- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Zip Code 12602-810, Lorena, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Zip Code 12602-810, Lorena, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Zip Code 12602-810, Lorena, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Zip Code 12602-810, Lorena, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Zip Code 12602-810, Lorena, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Zip Code 12602-810, Lorena, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Zip Code 12602-810, Lorena, Brazil
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Hu C, Wei H, Hua B, Zhang Y, Wang G, Guo T. Facile fabrication of a broad-spectrum starch/poly(α-l-lysine) hydrogel adsorbent with thermal/pH-sensitive IPN structure through simultaneous dual-click strategy. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 309:120672. [PMID: 36906358 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.120672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
Abstract
A thermal/pH-sensitive interpenetrating network (IPN) hydrogel was prepared facilely from starch and poly(α-l-lysine) through amino-anhydride and azide-alkyne double-click reactions in one pot. The synthesized polymers and hydrogels were systematically characterized using different analytical techniques such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and rheometer. The preparation conditions of the IPN hydrogel were optimized via one-factor experiments. Experimental results indicated the IPN hydrogel possessed pH and temperature sensitivity. Effect of different parameters (pH, contact time, adsorbent dosage, initial concentration, ionic strength, and temperature) on adsorption behavior were investigated in monocomponent system with cationic methylene blue (MB) and anionic Eosin Y (EY) as model pollutants. The results indicated that the adsorption process of the IPN hydrogel for MB and EY followed pseudo-second-order kinetics. The adsorption data for MB and EY fitted well with the Langmuir isotherm model, indicating monolayer chemisorption. The good adsorption performance was due to various active functional groups (-COOH, -OH, -NH2, etc.) in the IPN hydrogel. The strategy described here opens up a new way for preparing IPN hydrogel. The as-prepared hydrogel exhibits potential application and bright prospects as an adsorbent in wastewater treatment.
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- Chunwang Hu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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Agrawal S, Budhwani D, Gurjar P, Telange D, Lambole V. Pullulan based derivatives: synthesis, enhanced physicochemical properties, and applications. Drug Deliv 2022; 29:3328-3339. [DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2022.2144544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Surendra Agrawal
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Datta Meghe College of Pharmacy, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU), Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, India
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- Department of Industrial Pharmacy, Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, Mumbai, SVKM’S NMIMS, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Sharadchandra Pawar College of Pharmacy, Otur, Pune, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Datta Meghe College of Pharmacy, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU), Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Datta Meghe College of Pharmacy, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU), Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, India
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Carvalho LT, Moraes RM, Teixeira AJRM, Tada DB, Alves GM, Lacerda TM, Santos JC, Santos AM, Medeiros SF. Development of pullulan‐based carriers for controlled release of hydrophobic ingredients. J Appl Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Layde T. Carvalho
- Department of Biotechnology Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo Lorena São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo Lorena São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo Lorena São Paulo Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotoxicology Federal University of São Paulo São José dos Campos São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo Lorena São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo Lorena São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo Lorena São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo Lorena São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo Lorena São Paulo Brazil
- Department of Chemical Engineering Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo Lorena São Paulo Brazil
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Bera H, Abosheasha MA, Ito Y, Ueda M. Hypoxia-responsive pullulan-based nanoparticles as erlotinib carriers. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 191:764-774. [PMID: 34600326 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.09.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A hypoxia-responsive pullulan-based co-polymer was developed to assess its efficacy to deliver erlotinib (ERL) to the cervical cancer cells. Upon exposure to hypoxic condition, the synthesized and structurally characterized co-polymer i.e. succinyl pullulan-g-6-(2-nitroimidazole) hexylamine (Pull-SA-HA-NI) exhibited a hypochromic shift in the UV spectra and alteration in its self-assembled structures as compared to the control co-polymer, succinyl pullulan-g-hexylamine (Pull-SA-HA). Its corresponding ERL-loaded nanoparticles (NPs) displayed an attenuated crystallinity of pure ERL with excellent drug-trapping capacity (DEE, 94.23 ± 1.36%) and acceptable zeta potential (+39.21 ± 1.09 mV) and diameter (84.10 ± 2.10 nm) values. These also evidenced a faster drug release profile under hypoxic condition relative to the normoxic condition. The cellular internalization of the NPs was mediated through the energy-dependent endocytic process, which could utilize its multiple pathways (i.e., macropinocytosis, clathrin- and caveolae-mediated endocytosis). The ERL-loaded NPs suppressed HeLa cell proliferation and induced apoptosis more efficiently than the pristine drug.
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- Hriday Bera
- Nano Medical Engineering Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
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- Nano Medical Engineering Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Nano Medical Engineering Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan; Emergent Bioengineering Materials Research Team, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Nano Medical Engineering Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; Emergent Bioengineering Materials Research Team, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
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Emam HE, Mohamed AL. Controllable Release of Povidone-Iodine from Networked Pectin@Carboxymethyl Pullulan Hydrogel. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:3118. [PMID: 34578019 PMCID: PMC8468881 DOI: 10.3390/polym13183118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Povidone-iodine (PI) is a common antiseptic reagent which is used for skin infections and wound healing. The control release of PI is quite important to heal the deep and intense wounds. Herein, the preparation of biodegradable pectin@carboxymethyl pullulan (Pe@CMP) hydrogel was carried out and applied for controllable release of PI. CMP was synthesized by interaction of monochloroacetic acid with pullulan at different ratios. The Pe@CMP hydrogel was then prepared by crosslinking of pectin with CMP in presence of glutaraldehyde as cross linker. After carboxymethylation, COOH contents were enlarged to be 24.2-51.2 mmol/kg and degree of substitution was 0.44-0.93. The rheological properties of Pe@CMP hydrogel were enlarged by increment of pectin ratio. Swelling ratio in water (16.0-18.0%) was higher than that of artificial sweat (11.7-13.2%). Pe@CMP hydrogel containing 20% pectin, exhibited the lowest release and 57.7% from PI was released within 360 min. The biological activity of the released PI was monitored to be highly efficient. The kinetic of release was fitted well to the first ordered reaction and Higuchi models. The mechanism of release was explained by the swelling of hydrogel. The networked structure of hydrogel was opened by swelling and PI was released from the outer pores followed by inner pores, achieving the controllable release.
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- Hossam E. Emam
- Department of Pretreatment and Finishing of Cellulosic Based Textiles, Textile Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt;
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Thermosensitive Poloxamer- graft-Carboxymethyl Pullulan: A Potential Injectable Hydrogel for Drug Delivery. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13183025. [PMID: 34577926 PMCID: PMC8466796 DOI: 10.3390/polym13183025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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A thermosensitive copolymer composed of amphiphilic triblock copolymer, poloxamer 407, grafted on hydrophilic pullulan with pendant carboxymethyl groups (CMP) was prepared and characterized. The structure of the new copolymer was assessed by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy. The content of the poloxamer in the grafted copolymer was 83.8% (w/w). The effect of the copolymer concentration on the gelation behavior was analyzed by the vertical method and rheological tests; the gel phase of the copolymer occurred at a lower concentration (11%, w/v) as compared with poloxamer (18%, w/v). The starting gelation time under the simulated physiological conditions (phosphate buffer with a pH of 7.4, at 37 °C) was sensitive on the rest temperature before the test, this being 990 s and 280 s after 24 h rest at 4 °C and 20 °C, respectively. The rheological tests evidenced a high elasticity and excellent ability of the copolymer to recover the initial structure after the removal of the applied force or external stimuli. Moreover, the hydrogel has proved a sustained release of amoxicillin (taken as a model drug) over 168 h. Taken together, the results clearly indicate that this copolymer can be used as an injectable hydrogel.
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