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The effects of various carbon and nitrogen sources on the synthesis of exopolysaccharides by Rhodotorula acheniorum MC were studied. The dynamic viscosity of cell-free culture broths during exopolysaccharide synthesis were measured. The highest values for the viscosity (10.14 MPa·s) and crude polysaccharide productivity (6.6 g/L) were obtained in a medium supplied with 5% sucrose. Ammonium sulfate was the most favorable nitrogen source for expolysaccharide synthesis. The value of pH played a determinant role, and the obligatory condition for exopolysaccharide production was low (pH 1.7–2.0) during the fermentation. The chemical composition and sugar constituents of the crude exopolysaccharides were determined. Mannose was the main monosaccharide component, and its concentration was the highest (69.13%) in the crude expolysaccharide synthesize in the medium that included 5% sucrose as a carbon source.
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Grigorova, D., Pavlova, K. & Panchev, I. Preparation and preliminary characterization of exopolysaccharides by yeast Rhodotorula acheniorum MC. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 81, 181–191 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1385/ABAB:81:3:181
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