Table 1. Alginate composition as measured by H3-NMR.
Strain | FG | FM | FGM/MG | FMM | FGG | AC% |
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WT | 0.28 | 0.72 | 0.28 | 0.44 | 0 | 70 |
ΔalgL | 0.35 | 0.65 | 0.35 | 0.3 | 0 | 17 |
ΔalgL + algL | 0.36 | 0.64 | 0.36 | 0.28 | 0 | 20 |
ΔalgL + algLH202A | 0.36 | 0.64 | 0.36 | 0.28 | 0 | 19 |
Alginate samples, obtained from strains grown on PIA medium containing Carbenicillin (300 μg/ml) and arabinose inducer at 0.5% (w/v), were analysed by NMR to investigate their level of epimerization and O-acetylation. FG: molar fraction of guluronate residues in alginate chain. FM: mole fraction of mannuronate residues in alginate chain. FGM/MG, FMMand FGG: molar fraction of GM/MG, MM and GG diads. AC%: degree of O-acetylation. Strains are identified as follows: WT = PDO300(pHERD20T), ΔalgL = PDO300ΔalgL(pHERD20T), ΔalgL + algL = PDO300ΔalgL(pHERD20T:algL), and ΔalgL + algLH202A = PDO300ΔalgL(pHERD20T:algLH202A).