High bioreactor production and emulsifying activity of an unusual exopolymer by 28.

Unusual composition of an exopolymer (EP) from an obligate halophilic bacterium 28 has triggered an interest in development of an effective bioreactor process for its production. Its synthesis was investigated in 2-L bioreactor at agitation speeds at interval 600-1000 rpm, at a constant air flow rate of 0.5 vvm; aeration rates of 0.

Islet, thyroid and transglutaminase antibodies in adult Bulgarian patients with type 1 diabetes.

Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and relationship of islet antibodies and autoantibodies of the most common associated autoimmune diseases-autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) and celiac disease, in adult Bulgarian patients with type 1 diabetes of short duration.

Material And Methods: 160 type 1 diabetes patients, of mean age 36.3 ± 10.

Extracellular polymer substance synthesized by a halophilic bacterium Chromohalobacter canadensis 28.

Halophilic microorganisms are producers of a lot of new compounds whose properties suggest promising perspectives for their biotechnological exploration. Moderate halophilic bacterium Chromohalobacter canadensis 28 was isolated from Pomorie salterns as an extracellular polymer substance (EP) producer. The best carbon source for extracellular polymer production was found to be lactose, a sugar received as a by-product from the dairy industry.

Continuous cultivation of a thermophilic bacterium Aeribacillus pallidus 418 for production of an exopolysaccharide applicable in cosmetic creams.

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of continuous cultivation approach for exopolysaccharide (EPS) production by a thermophilic micro-organism and the potential of the synthesized EPS for application in cosmetic industry.

Methods And Results: Study on the ability of Aeribacillus pallidus 418, isolated as a good EPS producer, to synthesize the polymer in continuous cultures showed higher production in comparison with batch cultures. The degree of the EPS in the precipitate after continuous cultivation significantly increased.

Production and properties of two novel exopolysaccharides synthesized by a thermophilic bacterium Aeribacillus pallidus 418.

Synthesis of innovative exocellular polysaccharides (EPSs) was reported for few thermophilic microorganisms as one of the mechanisms for surviving at high temperature. Thermophilic aerobic spore-forming bacteria able to produce exopolysaccharides were isolated from hydrothermal springs in Bulgaria. They were referred to four species, such as Aeribacillus pallidus, Geobacillus toebii, Brevibacillus thermoruber, and Anoxybacillus kestanbolensis.

Submerged culture process for biomass and exopolysaccharide production by Antarctic yeast: some engineering considerations.

Production of biomass and extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) from psychrophilic Sporobolomyces salmonicolor AL1 in a stirred bioreactor was studied. The aspects of production technical-scale parameters, namely, bioreactor flow field, biomass and EPS production rates, oxygen mass transfer per input power, as well as important product properties, such as rheology and stability of EPS mixtures, were considered. The bioprocess was found to proceed in non-Newtonian flow with consistency coefficient rising typically to 0.

Production of metabolites with antioxidant and emulsifying properties by antarctic strain Sporobolomyces salmonicolor AL₁.

The Sporobolomyces salmonicolor AL(1) Antarctic strain was cultivated and two bioproducts were obtained: exopolysaccharide and biomass. The biologically active substances ergosterol, torularhodin, torulene, β-carotene and CoQ(10) were extracted from the biomass and were quantified as follows: ergosterol 5.2 ± 0.

Synthesis and characterization of an exopolysaccharide by antarctic yeast strain Cryptococcus laurentii AL₁₀₀.

An exopolysaccharide-producing Antarctic yeast strain was selected and identified as Cryptococcus laurentii AL₁₀₀. The physiological properties of the strain and its ability to utilize and biotransform different carbon sources (pentoses, hexoses, and oligosaccharides) into exopolysaccharide and biomass were investigated. Sucrose was chosen as a suitable and accessible carbon source.

Emulsifying power of mannan and glucomannan produced by yeasts.

Subject of study was the colloid chemical properties of the biopolymers mannan, synthesized from strain Rhodotorula acheniorum MC, and glucomannan, synthesized from strain Sporobolomyces salmonicolor AL(1). Their emulsifying capacity was studied in model systems of aqueous solutions in concentrations from 0.5% to 2.