Novel integrated strategies for economic beta-glucan production from agro-industrial residues and road map for commercialization in Brazil

• Grant number: 18/14095-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: February 01, 2019
• End date: January 26, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Microbiology - Applied Microbiology
• Principal Investigator: Silvio Silvério da Silva
• Grantee: Peyman Abdeshahian
• Host Institution: Escola de Engenharia de Lorena (EEL). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Lorena , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 16/10636-8 - From the cell factory to the Biodiesel-Bioethanol integrated biorefinery: a systems approach applied to complex problems in micro and macroscales, AP.BIOEN.TEM

Abstract

This proposal is for awarding post-doctoral fellowship on the continuous development toward to establish the sustainable production process and methodology for cost effective production of beta-glucan. Essentially, this project aims firstly to develop a robust technological module for beta-glucan production followed by bridging the gap between the laboratory progress and commercial market niche area. Beta-glucan is a polysaccharide found in natural sources such as oats, barley, mushrooms and yeast. The physicochemical properties of beta-glucan depend on the characteristics of their primary structural chemistry i.e. linkage type, degree of branching and molecular weight. Beta-glucan has shown multiple health functions such as to boost immune health and ameliorate functional ingredients in dietary foods

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

ABDESHAHIAN, PEYMAN; ASCENCIO, JESUS JIMENEZ; PHILIPPINI, RAFAEL R.; FERNANDES ANTUNES, FELIPE ANTONIO; DOS SANTOS, JULIO CESAR; DA SILVA, SILVIO SILVERIO. Utilization of sugarcane straw for production of beta-glucan biopolymer by Lasiodiplodia theobromae CCT 3966 in batch fermentation process. Bioresource Technology, v. 314, OCT 2020. (16/10636-8, 18/14095-7)

ABDESHAHIAN, PEYMAN; ASCENCIO, JESUS JIMENEZ; PHILIPPINI, RAFAEL R.; ANTUNES, FELIPE ANTONIO FERNANDES; DE CARVALHO, ANDRE S.; ABDESHAHIAN, MOJGAN; DOS SANTOS, JULIO CESAR; DA SILVA, SILVIO SILVERIO. Valorization of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Agri-food Processing Wastes for Production of Glucan Polymer. WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION, v. 12, n. 6, SI, p. 2915-2931, JUN 2021. (18/14095-7, 16/10636-8)

ABDESHAHIAN, PEYMAN; ASCENCIO, JESUS JIMENEZ; PHILIPPINI, RAFAEL R.; ANTUNES, FELIPE ANTONIO FERNANDES; INGLE, AVINASH P.; ABDESHAHIAN, MOJGAN; DOS SANTOS, JULIO CESAR; DA SILVA, SILVIO SILVERIO. Fermentative Production of Lasiodiplodan by Lasiodiplodia theobromae CCT3966 from Pretreated Sugarcane Straw. SUSTAINABILITY, v. 13, n. 17, SEP 2021. (18/14095-7, 16/10636-8)