Research Article

Evaluation of the Efficiency of Ethanol Precipitation and Ultrafiltration on the Purification and Characteristics of Exopolysaccharides Produced by Three Lactic Acid Bacteria

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The molecular weight distribution of EPS-UF fractions of Lb. plantarum C7 (a), Lc. lactis SLT10 (b), and Ln. mesenteroides B3 (c) (black squares: molar mass; red dashed line: LS (laser-light scattering); blue dotted line: RI (refractive index)).
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