Zhantlessova Sirina, Savitskaya Irina, Kistaubayeva Aida, Ignatova Ludmila, Talipova Aizhan, Pogrebnjak Alexander, Digel Ilya
Department of Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71 Al-Farabi Avenue, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan.
Department of Nanoelectronics and Surface Modification, Sumy State University, Ryms'koho-Korsakova St. 2, 40000 Sumy, Ukraine.
Polymers (Basel). 2022 Aug 8;14(15):3224. doi: 10.3390/polym14153224.
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a biopolymer produced by different microorganisms, but in biotechnological practice, is used. The micro- and nanofibrillar structure of BC, which forms many different-sized pores, creates prerequisites for the introduction of other polymers into it, including those synthesized by other microorganisms. The study aims to develop a cocultivation system of BC and prebiotic producers to obtain BC-based composite material with prebiotic activity. In this study, pullulan (PUL) was found to stimulate the growth of the probiotic strain GG better than the other microbial polysaccharides gellan and xanthan. BC/PUL biocomposite with prebiotic properties was obtained by cocultivation of and , BC and PUL producers respectively, on molasses medium. The inclusion of PUL in BC is proved gravimetrically by scanning electron microscopy and by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy. Cocultivation demonstrated a composite effect on the aggregation and binding of BC fibers, which led to a significant improvement in mechanical properties. The developed approach for "grafting" of prebiotic activity on BC allows preparation of environmentally friendly composites of better quality.
细菌纤维素(BC)是由不同微生物产生的一种生物聚合物,但在生物技术实践中被加以利用。BC的微纤丝和纳米纤丝结构形成了许多不同尺寸的孔隙,为将其他聚合物引入其中创造了前提条件,包括由其他微生物合成的聚合物。本研究旨在开发一种BC与益生元生产者的共培养系统,以获得具有益生元活性的基于BC的复合材料。在本研究中,发现支链淀粉(PUL)比其他微生物多糖结冷胶和黄原胶更能刺激益生菌菌株GG的生长。通过分别在糖蜜培养基上共培养木醋杆菌和出芽短梗霉(分别为BC和PUL生产者),获得了具有益生元特性的BC/PUL生物复合材料。通过扫描电子显微镜和傅里叶变换红外光谱从重量分析上证明了PUL被包含在BC中。共培养显示出对BC纤维的聚集和结合具有复合效应,这导致了机械性能的显著改善。所开发的在BC上“嫁接”益生元活性的方法能够制备出质量更好的环保复合材料。