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. 2016 Nov 8;6:31249. doi: 10.1038/srep31249

Table 1. Alginate composition as measured by H3-NMR.

Strain FG FM FGM/MG FMM FGG AC%
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).