Aerobic granular sludge contains Hyaluronic acid-like and sulfated glycosaminoglycans-like polymers

• Published in: Water research (Oxford) Vol. 169; p. 115291
• Main Authors: Felz, Simon, Neu, Thomas R., van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M., Lin, Yuemei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Aerobic granular sludge; Animals; Biofilm; Extracellular polymeric substances; Glycosaminoglycans; Hyaluronic Acid; Polymers; Sewage; Sulfation; Biofilm; Extracellular polymeric substances; Aerobic granular sludge; Glycosaminoglycans; Hyaluronic acid; Sulfation

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are linear heteropolysaccharides containing a derivative of an amino sugar. The possibility of the presence of GAGs in aerobic granular sludge was studied by combining SDS-PAGE with Alcian Blue staining (at pH 2.5 and 1), FTIR, mammalian Hyaluronic acid and sulfated GAG ana...