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Production of extracellular polysaccharides by extremophilic prokaryotes
Bystrická, Klaudia ; Smilek, Jiří (oponent) ; Obruča, Stanislav (vedoucí práce)
The presented master's thesis focuses on studying the biotechnological production of extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) by selected thermophilic and halophilic microorganisms. Following the primary screening of selected cultures, the experimental part of this work further investigated the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei. The aim of this study was to produce and characterize polymers and assess the biotechnological potential of the extremophilic cultures used as EPS producers. During the cultivation of H. mediterranei, three fundamental media were employed, which were subsequently optimized for EPS production. The obtained precipitates underwent analysis using GPC, FTIR, and UHPLC-UV-ESI-MS/MS, allowing for a closer characterization of the acquired product. These experiments demonstrated that with increasing NaCl concentration in the medium, the yield of polysaccharides decreases, and high concentrations of MgSO4 and KCl in the medium did not promote their production as well. The predominant component of the polysaccharide produced by H. mediterranei is mannose, although depending on the medium, it may also contain glucose, galactose, ribose, or N-acetylglucosamine.
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