Table 1.

List of various commercially important microbial EPS along with their source and biomedical applications

Microbial EPS	Microbial source	Biomedical applications	References
Alginate	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Wound healing, drug delivery, tissue engineering	Manna et al. (2023)
Xanthan	Xanthomonas campestris	Thickening agent, stabilizer, emulsifier	Waoo et al. (2023)
Dextran	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	Blood plasma expander, drug delivery, wound healing	Waoo et al. (2023)
Pullulan	Aureobasidium pullulans	Film-forming agent, drug delivery, tissue engineering	Waoo et al. (2023)
Gellan	Sphingomonas paucimobilis	Gelling agent, stabilizer, thickener	Waoo et al. (2023)
Curdlan	Agrobacterium sp.	Antitumor, immunomodulatory, antimicrobial	Latiyan et al. (2023)
Hyaluronic acid	Streptococcus zooepidemicus	Skin rejuvenation, joint lubrication, wound healing	Shukla et al. (2023)
Levan	Zymomonas mobilis	Prebiotic, immunomodulatory, antimicrobial	Domżał-Kędzia et al. (2023)
Succinoglycan	Sinorhizobium meliloti	Plant growth promotion, biofilm formation	Sowani et al. (2023)
Cellulose	Gluconacetobacter	Wound dressing, drug delivery, tissue engineering	Pandey et al. (2023)
β-Glycan	Fusarium proliferatum	Higher reactivity and lower binding affinity compared to imatinib, an oral chemotherapy drug for cancer	Behera et al. (2023)
Mushroom β-glucan	Phellinus linteus	Immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer properties	Hu et al. (2023)
Ganoderan	Ganoderma lucidum	Anticancer, immunomodulatory, antioxidant properties	Sułkowska-Ziaja et al. (2023)
Lentinan	Lentinula edodes	Anticancer, immunomodulatory properties	Bernal-Mercado et al. (2023)
Schizophyllan	Schizophyllum commune	Anticancer, immunomodulatory properties	Gou et al. (2023)
Pleuran	Pleurotus ostreatus	Immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory properties	Zhao et al. (2024)
Fungal pullulan	Aureobasidium pullulans	Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory properties	Saber et al. (2023)
Fungal chitin-glucan	Fomes fomentarius	Antimicrobial, immunomodulatory properties	Kalitukha et al. (2023)
Fungal dextran	Paecilomyces hepiali	Drug delivery systems, wound healing properties	Stoica et al. (2023)
Fungal scleroglucan	Sclerotium rolfsii	Thickening agent, film-forming properties	Stoica et al. (2023)
Xyloglucan	Mesotaenium caldariorum	Wound healing, drug delivery systems	Feng et al. (2023)
Pullulan	Scenedesmus pannonicus	Food industry (thickening agent), drug delivery systems	Ponton et al. (2020)
Chrysolaminarin	Prymnesium parvum	Antioxidant, anticancer properties	Andreeva et al. (2023)