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Effects of Surface Characteristics and Xanthan Polymers on the Immobilization of Xanthomonas campestris to Fibrous Matrices
Author(s) -
Hsu C.H.,
Chu Y.F.,
ArginSoysal S.,
Hahm T.S.,
Lo Y.M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.tb09928.x
Subject(s) - xanthan gum , xanthomonas campestris , adsorption , polyethylenimine , fiber , polymer , chemical engineering , chemistry , polyelectrolyte , cationic polymerization , materials science , polymer chemistry , rheology , organic chemistry , composite material , biochemistry , transfection , engineering , gene
The production of xanthan gum, an industrially important microbial exopolysaccharide, was enhanced by using Xanthomonas campestris cells adsorbed to cotton fibers. However, the function of xanthan polymers during cell adsorption has not been elucidated. Polyethylenimine (PEI), a cationic polyelectrolyte, was employed to investigate respective effects of fiber surface properties and xanthan polymers during cell adsorption. Adsorption of X. campestris cells to fiber was independent of fiber roughness and hairiness, and the effect of electrostatic interactions between cells and fiber was insignificant. Fiber hydrophilicity was critical in initiating cell‐fiber contacts, whereas xanthan polymers enhanced retention of cells on fiber surface. The untreated cotton showed the highest immobilization efficiency and xanthan production.