ISSN:
1432-0614
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Abstract The exopolysaccharides produced by Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus NCFB 2772 grown in defined medium were investigated. At equal cell densities, the strain produced 95 mg l−1 exopolysaccharides with glucose and 30 mg l−1 with fructose as the carbohydrate source. High-performance size-exclusion chromatography of the exopolysaccharides produced on glucose showed the presence of two fractions with relative molecular masses (M r) of 1.7 × 106 and 4 × 104 in almost equal amounts. The exopolysaccharides produced on fructose contained mainly a fraction of low M r of 4 × 104. The high-M r fraction of the purified exopolysaccharides produced on glucose appeared to have a sugar composition of galactose, glucose and rhamnose in the molar ratio of 5:1:1, whereas the low-M r weight fraction contained galactose, glucose and rhamnose in the molar ratio of approximately 11:1:0.4. The purified exopolysaccharide fractions produced on fructose showed comparable ratios. The high-molecular-mass fractions contained terminally linked galactose, 1,2,3-linked galactose, 1,3,4-linked galactose, 1,3-linked glucose and terminally linked rhamnose. The low-molecular-mass fractions contained mainly 1,3-linked galactose and 1,6-linked galactose and lower amounts of other sugar linkages. The production of the high-M r fractions appeared to be dependent on the carbohydrate source, whereas the low-M r fractions were produced more continuously.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002530051089
