Bacterial Assimilation of Polytetramethylene Glycol

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Two bacterial strains which assimilate polytetramethylene glycol(PTMG)as a carbon and energy source were isolated from soil samples. They were identified as Alcaligenes dentitrificans subsp. denitrificans and Xanthomonas maltophilia. They could also assimilate polyethylene glycol 400,but not polypropylene glycol 670. A. denitrificans did not have any additional nutritional requirement for growth, but X. maltophilia required methionine. Optimum growth was observed on 0.2% of PTMG 265 at pH 5.0,showing maximum growth after 5-7d. THe degress of polymerization of PTMG 200 or 265 were amalyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography and identified to be monomer-octamer by mass spectrometry. The growing and resting cells of A. denitrificans or X. maltophilia also degraded PTMG 200 or 265 completely at a concentration of 0.1-0.2%. Cell extracts of A. denitrificans had PTMG dehydrogenase activity linked with an artificial electron acceptor, such as 2,6-dichloroindophenol, etc., and phenazine methosulfate.
社団法人日本生物工学会の論文
1991-01-25