Abstract
For the production of new exo-biopolymers from microorganisms, an exe-biopolymer producing bacterial strain was isolated from the composter used in composting of organic wastes. Bacteriological properties of this strain and physicochemical properties of producing exo-biopolymer were investigated. The isolated strain was identified as Enterobacter sp. through its morphological, cultural and physiological characteristics. The results of color reactions, CPC (cetyl pyridinium chloride) precipitation and infra red absorption spectral analysis indicated that this exo-biopolymer was presumed as an acidic polysaccharide with uronic acid. This polysaccharide was identified as hetero-polysaccharide consisting of galactose, mannose and galacturonic acid by gas chromatography, and the molecular weight of exopolysaccharide purified by gel chromatography were about 370,000 daltons. The polysaccharide solutions(0.50-2.0%, w/v) exhibited non-Newtonian flow behavior with pseudoplastic property and showed the ability of gel formation at above 1.5% (w/v) of polysaccharide concentration.
생물고분자 생산 균주를 분리하여 동정한 결과, 분리균주는 Gram 음성의 간균으로 내생포자를 형성하지 않았으며, nitrate 환원과 catalase 반응에서 양성이고, oxidase 반응에서 음성인 통성 혐기성의 한 균주로 분류학상의 위치를 검토한 결과, Enterobacter sp.로 판단하였다 이 균주가 생성하는 생물고분자는 정색반응, CPC 침전, IR 분석 등에 의해 우론산을 함유한 산성의 다당인 것으로 추정되었다. TLC 및 GC에 의해 조사한 결과, mannose, galactose 및 galacturonic acid로 구성된 hetero 다당이었으며, 분자량은 약 3.7$\times$$10^{5}$이었다. 이다당의 수용액(0.5-2.0%, w/v)은 비뉴우톤 유체로 항복응력을 갖는 의가소성 유체로서 거동하였으며, 1.5% 농도 이상의 낮은 농도에서 겔 형성능을 나타내었다.다.
