Biodegration of Xanthan Gum by Bacillus sp

Strains tentatively identified as Bacillus sp. were isolated from sewage sludge and soil and shown to elaborate extracellular enzymes that degrade the extracellular polysaccharide (xanthan gum, polysaccharide B-1459) of Xanthomonas campestris . Enzyme production by one strain was greatly enhanced wh...

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Published in:Applied and environmental microbiology 1982-01, Vol.44 (1), p.5-11
Main Authors: Cadmus, M C, Jackson, L K, Burton, KA, Plattner, R D, Slodki, ME
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Language:English
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Bacillus
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Summary:Strains tentatively identified as Bacillus sp. were isolated from sewage sludge and soil and shown to elaborate extracellular enzymes that degrade the extracellular polysaccharide (xanthan gum, polysaccharide B-1459) of Xanthomonas campestris . Enzyme production by one strain was greatly enhanced when the strain was incubated in a mixed culture. Products of degradation were identified as D-glucuronic acid, D-mannose, pyruvylated mannose, 6-0-acetyl D-mannose, and a (1 arrow right 4)-linked glucan. These products correlate with the known structure of the gum. The complexity of the product mixture indicated that the xanthanase was a mixture of carbohydrases. The xanthanase complexes were similar to one another in temperature stability, pH and temperature optima, degree to substrate degradation, and enzymolysis products.
ISSN:0099-2240