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Biological control of cellulose
Author(s) -
Tajima Kenji,
Fujiwara Masashi,
Takai Mitsuo
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19950990116
Subject(s) - sucrose , cellulose , bacterial cellulose , bacteria , hydrolysis , fructose , acetic acid bacteria , acetic acid , acetobacter , chemistry , biodegradation , food science , carbon source , acid hydrolysis , polymer , carbon fibers , organic chemistry , biochemistry , materials science , fermentation , biology , composite material , composite number , genetics
The enhancement of bacterial cellulose (BC) productivity using sucrose as a carbon source has been obtained by the co‐cultivation of two different types of acetic acid bacteria. BC yields for the given mix ratio of bacteria were larger than that of control. The contents of water‐soluble polymer (WSP) in the BC composites (BCCs) are a range of 5–30 wt‐%. This will be due to the formation of glucose and fructose through the hydrolysis of sucrose by sucrase secreted from Acetobacter sp. In addition, this preparation method would be applied to synthesize a new type of BC having both high biodegradability and other functions.