Abstract: A biocomposite powder comprising 20-95% (w/w) chitin-glucan complex (CGC), and up to 50% (w/w) mannose-containing polysaccharides, wherein the biocomposite powder has a bulk density of 0.5 to 1.0 g/cm3, and wherein greater than 60% (w/w) of the particles of the biocomposite powder have a size below 212 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a natural biocomposite powder prepared from the biomass of yeast Pichia pastoris, comprising chitin-glucan complex (CGC) and mannose-containing polysaccharides. In a second aspect, the invention concerns the method of preparation of the natural biocomposite powder. The invention also concerns the method to obtain Pichia pastoris biomass with increased CGC content, as well as increased chitin to glucan content in the CGC. Finally, the invention concerns the use of the natural biocomposite powder, prepared from the cell wall of yeast Pichia pastoris by the method according to the invention, as excipient in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics or food industries.

Abstract: A biocomposite powder comprising 20-95% (w/w) chitin-glucan complex (CGC), and up to 50% (w/w) mannose-containing polysaccharides, wherein the biocomposite powder has a bulk density of 0.5 to 1.0 g/cm3, and wherein greater than 60% (w/w) of the particles of the biocomposite powder have a size below 212 ?m.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter concerns a microbial biopolymer comprising fucose in its composition. This biopolymer consists of a polysaccharide comprising fucose, which represents at least 10% of its composition. This fucose-containing polysaccharide also contains non-sugar components, namely, acyl group substituents. This disclosed subject matter also concerns the process for the production of the biopolymer, which is obtained cultivation of the bacterium Enterobacter A47 (DSM 23139), using glycerol or glycerol-rich mixtures as carbon sources. The fucose-containing biopolymer of the presently disclosed subject matter may be used in several industrial applications (e.g. pharmaceutical, cosmetics and agro-food industries) and in the treatment of industrial wastes (e.g. oil and metal recovery).

Abstract: The present invention concerns a natural biocomposite powder prepared from the biomass of yeast Pichia pastoris, comprising chitin-glucan complex (CGC) and mannose-containing polysaccharides. In a second aspect, the invention concerns the method of preparation of the natural biocomposite powder. The invention also concerns the method to obtain Pichia pastoris biomass with increased CGC content, as well as increased chitin to glucan content in the CGC. Finally, the invention concerns the use of the natural biocomposite powder, prepared from the cell wall of yeast Pichia pastoris by the method according to the invention, as excipient in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics or food industries.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter concerns a microbial biopolymer comprising fucose in its composition. This biopolymer consists of a polysaccharide comprising fucose, which represents at least 10% of its composition. This fucose-containing polysaccharide also contains non-sugar components, namely, acyl group substituents. This disclosed subject matter also concerns the process for the production of the biopolymer, which is obtained cultivation of the bacterium Enterobacter A47 (DSM 23139), using glycerol or glycerol-rich mixtures as carbon sources. The fucose-containing biopolymer of the presently disclosed subject matter may be used in several industrial applications (e.g. pharmaceutical, cosmetics and agro-food industries) and in the treatment of industrial wastes (e.g. oil and metal recovery).