In this study, an acidic hetero-exopolysaccharide, designated as BMPS, was isolated from the culture supernatant of bacteria Bacillus mucilaginosus SM-01 by ion-exchange and size-exclusion chromatography. The molecular weight of BMPS was measured to be 2.67×10(6)Da. To analyze the structure of the polysaccharide, the low-molecular weight fragment (BMPS-H) of BMPS was obtained under mild hydrolysis. BMPS-H was determined to be a liner neutral fraction with an average molecular weight of 1621Da. Monosaccharide analysis indicated that BMPS-H contained glucose and mannose in a molar ratio of 1.5:1. Based on methylation analysis and NMR spectroscopy data, the following structure of BMPS-H was established: In addition, MALDI-TOF-MS analysis showed the hydroxyl group on C-2 of 1,4-linked-glucosyl residues was partially acetylated.
Keywords: Bacillus mucilaginosus; Exopolysaccharide; Methylation analysis; Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy; Structure.
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