Structure of the exopolysaccharide produced by Enterobacter amnigenus
Structure of the exopolysaccharide produced by Enterobacter amnigenus
Cescutti, P.; Kallioinen, A.; Impallomeni, G.; Toffanin, R.; Pollesello, P.; Leisola, M.; Eerikäinen, T.
Carbohydrate Research 340(3): 439-447
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-6215
PMID: 15680599
DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2004.12.008
The bacterial species Enterobacter amnigenus was isolated from sugar beets harvested in Finland. It produced an exopolysaccharide rich in l-fucose, which gave viscous water solutions. Its primary structure was determined mainly by NMR spectroscopy and ESIMS of oligosaccharides and a polysaccharide with decreased molecular weight, obtained by Smith degradation of the O-deacetylated native polymer [carbohydrate structure: see text]