title: Direct incorporation of glucosamine and N-acetylglucosamine into exopolymers by Gluconacetobacter xylinus (=Acetobacter xylinum) ATCC 10245: production of chitosan-cellulose and chitin-cellulose exopolymers.
abstract: Gluconacetobacter xylinus (=Acetobacter xylinum) ATCC 10245 incorporated 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose (glucosamine) and 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose (N-acetylglucosamine), but not 3-O-methyl-D-glucose or 2-deoxy-D-glucose into exopolymers. Incorporation was confirmed by gas chromatography with and without mass spectrometry, Fourier transform infrared, and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance. The average molar percentage of glucosamine and N-acetylglucosamine in the exopolymers was about 18%.
authors.affiliation: Dong-A University, Hadan 2-dong, Sha-gu, Pusan 604-714, Korea.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Yeomans
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000117:Acetylglucosamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism; D002686:Chitin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D048271:Chitosan; D041822:Gluconacetobacter xylinus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D005944:Glucosamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D002686:Chitin; D002482:Cellulose; D048271:Chitosan; D005944:Glucosamine; D000117:Acetylglucosamine