Cellulose Synthesized by Acetobacter Xylinum in the Presence of Acetyl Glucomannan

Acetobacter xylinum was cultured in Hestrin-Schramm medium (control medium) and Hestrin-Schramm medium containing acetyl glucomannan (mannan medium). Loose bundles of the cellulose microfibrils are formed in the mannan medium in contrast to the normal ribbons being produced in the control medium. Ra...

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Published inCellulose (London) Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 249 - 261
Main Authors Tokoh, Chisuzu, Takabe, Keiji, Fujita, Minoru, Saiki, Hiroshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.12.1998
Subjects
Cellulose
Cotton
Crystal structure
Infrared spectroscopy
Ribbons
Silver
Synthesis
Tapes (metallic)
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Summary:Acetobacter xylinum was cultured in Hestrin-Schramm medium (control medium) and Hestrin-Schramm medium containing acetyl glucomannan (mannan medium). Loose bundles of the cellulose microfibrils are formed in the mannan medium in contrast to the normal ribbons being produced in the control medium. Rapid-freeze and substitution method followed by metal-shadowing revealed the droplet-like structures around the microfibril synthesized in the mannan medium. The cellulose synthesized in the mannan medium was stained heavily by the periodic acid-thiocarbohydrazide-silver proteinate (PATAg) method, while the cellulose synthesized in the control medium was not stained. X-ray diffractometry and FT-IR spectroscopy indicated that the addition of mannan induced a change in the crystal structure from the algal-bacterial type to the cotton-ramie type. Thus the presence of acetyl glucomannan in the medium prevents the assembly of cellulose microfibrils and changes the crystal structure of cellulose.
ISSN:0969-0239
1572-882X
DOI:10.1023/A:1009211927183