Journal
EXTREMOPHILES
Volume 15, Issue 6, Pages 697-709Publisher
SPRINGER JAPAN KK
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-011-0400-5
Keywords
Thermus sp.; T. aquaticus; Meiothermus ruber; Rhamnolipids; Tandem mass spectrometry; Biosurfactant
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- GACR [P503/10/P182, P503/11/0215]
- Institutional Research Concept [AV 0Z 502 0910]
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Novel rhamnolipid-producing strains of three thermophilic bacteria, Thermus sp., T. aquaticus and Meiothermus ruber were identified that have not been previously described as rhamnolipid producers. Rhamnolipids were extracted from supernatant and further purified by thin-layer chromatography. Mass spectrometry with negative electrospray ionization revealed 77 rhamnolipid homologues varying in chain length and unsaturation. Tandem mass spectrometry identified mono-rhamnolipid and di-rhamnolipid homologues containing one or two 3-hydroxy-fatty acids, saturated, monounsaturated or diunsaturated, even- or odd-chain, up to unusual long chains with 24 carbon atoms. The stereochemistry of rhamnose was L and that of 3-hydroxy-fatty acids was R, the position of double bonds in monoenoic acids was cis omega-9. All three strains produced a rhamnolipid that differs in structure from Pseudomonas aeruginosa rhamnolipids and exhibits excellent surfactant properties. Importantly, in comparison to P. aeruginosa both strains, i.e., Thermus and Meiothermus, are Biosafety level 1 microorganisms and are not pathogenic to humans.
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