title: Adsorption of rhodamine B on Rhizopus oryzae: role of functional groups and cell wall components.
abstract: The role of different functional groups (i.e. amino, carboxyl, hydroxyl as well as phosphate) and cell wall components (such as chitin, chitosan, glucan and phosphomannan) of Rhizopus oryzae on adsorption of rhodamine B is described. The functional groups were chemically modified to determine their contribution in the present adsorption process. Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopic (FTIR) study was used to characterize the modification of the functional groups due to chemical treatments. Carboxyl and amino groups were identified as most important moieties involved in the binding process. Different cell wall components were also isolated from the cell wall to explore their role involved in the binding process. Phosphomannan fraction adsorbed higher amounts of rhodamine B compared to the other cell wall components. Fluorescence microscopic images also supported the differential adsorption capacity of the various cell wall components.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India.
authors.forename: Sujoy K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Piyasa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Indrajit
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Arun K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Guha
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D012235:Rhodamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012235:Rhodamines; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; C029773:rhodamine B