Thermal and Rheological Properties of a Family of Botryosphaerans Produced by Botryosphaeria rhodina MAMB-05 英文参考文献.docVIP

Molecules 2011, 16, 7488-7501; doi:10.3390/moleculeOPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Article Thermal and Rheological Properties of a Family of Botryosphaerans Produced by Botryosphaeria rhodina MAMB-05 Paulo R.M.S. Fonseca 1, Robert F.H. Dekker 2, Aneli M. Barbosa 3, Joana L.M. Silveira 4, Ana F.D. Vasconcelos 1, Nilson K. Monteiro 1, Gabriel Aranda-Selverio 1 and Maria de Lourdes Corradi da Silva 1,* 1 Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente Brazil; E-Mails: prmsf@.br (P.R.M.S.F.); anaflora@fct.unesp.br (A.F.D.V.); monteironk@.br (N.K.M.); gabrielselverio@.br (G.A.S.) 2 Biorefining Research Initiative, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5E1, Canada; E-Mail: rdekker@lakeheadu.ca 3 Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, CCE, State University of Londrina, Londrina Brazil; E-Mail: anelibarbosa@ 4 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba Brazil; E-Mail: jlms12@ * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: corradi@fct.unesp.br; Tel.: +55-1832295743; Fax: +55-18-3221-5682. Received: 12 July 2011; in revised form: 18 August 2011 / Accepted: 23 August 2011 / Published: 2 September 2011 Abstract: Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry (TG) and Fourier- transform infra-red spectroscopy (FT-IR) analyses were performed to investigate changes in the physico-chemical properties of botryosphaerans, a family of exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by the fungus Botryosphaeria rhodina MAMB-05 grown on glucose (EPSGLC), sucrose (EPSSUC) and fructose (EPSFRU). A slight endothermic transition and small mass loss attributable to the removal of water of hydration were observed in the DSC and TG analyses, respectively, for the three EPS samples. The FT-IR spectra confirmed no structural changes occurred