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  • Title: Physicochemical properties of a water soluble extracellular homopolysaccharide from Lactobacillus reuteri SK24.003.
    Author: Miao M, Ma Y, Huang C, Jiang B, Cui SW, Zhang T.
    Journal: Carbohydr Polym; 2015 Oct 20; 131():377-83. PubMed ID: 26256197.
    Abstract:
    A water soluble exopolysaccharide was obtained from Lactobacillus reuteri SK24.003 and its rheological and structural properties were investigated. The polysaccharide yield reached around 40.8g/L for 48h of fermentation. The purified exopolysaccharide was an α-d-glucan with the molecular weight of 2.50×10(7)g/mol. Thermal analysis showed the exopolysaccharide broke down above 200°C, the weight dramatically lost (around 53.0%) from 230 to 340°C and the melting point was 147.7°C with the enthalpy value of 78.4J/g. The glucan solution (3.0-9.0%, v/w) has an opalescent, milky-white color and the concentration affected the depth of color. The viscosity increased rapidly with concentration in the range of 3.0-20% (w/v) with relatively high viscosity as well as poor solubility at a concentration higher than 20% (w/v). The solution also exhibited the non-Newtonian pseudoplastic behavior with increasing shear rate from 0.01 to 100l/s. This glucan had a high viscosity in solution and this could make it suitable for usage as gum substitute in some processing food.
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