Three exopolysaccharides of the beta-(1-->6)-D-glucan type and a beta-(1-->3;1-->6)-D-glucan produced by strains of Botryosphaeria rhodina isolated from rotting tropical fruit.

Four exopolysaccharides (EPS) obtained from Botryosphaeria rhodina strains isolated from rotting tropical fruit (graviola, mango, pinha, and orange) grown on sucrose were purified on Sepharose CL-4B. Total acid hydrolysis of each EPS yielded only glucose. Data from methylation analysis and (13)C NMR spectroscopy indicated that the EPS from the graviola isolate consisted of a main chain of glucopyranosyl (1-->3) linkages substituted at O-6 as shown in the putative structure below: [carbohydrate structure: see text]. The EPS of the other fungal isolates consisted of a linear chain of (1-->6)-linked glucopyranosyl residues of the following structure: [carbohydrate structure: see text]. FTIR spectra showed one band at 891 cm(-1), and (13)C NMR spectroscopy showed that all glucosidic linkages were of the beta-configuration. Dye-inclusion studies with Congo Red indicated that each EPS existed in a triple-helix conformational state. beta-(1-->6)-d-Glucans produced as exocellular polysaccharides by fungi are uncommon.

Structural characterization of the cell wall D-glucans isolated from the mycelium of Botryosphaeria rhodina MAMB-05.

Three D-glucans were isolated from the mycelium of the fungus Botryosphaeria rhodina MAMB-05 by sequential extraction with hot-water and hot aqueous KOH (2% w/v) followed by ethanol precipitation. Following their purification by gel permeation chromatography on Sepharose CL-4B, the structural characteristics of the D-glucans were determined by FT-IR and 13C NMR spectroscopy and, after methylation, by GC-MS. The hot-water extract produced a fraction designated Q1A that was a beta-(1-->6)-D-glucan with the following structure: [Formula: see text] The alkaline extract, when subjected to repeated freeze-thawing, yielded two fractions: K1P (insoluble) that comprised a beta-(1-->3)-D-glucan with beta-D-glucose branches at C-6 with the structure: [Formula: see text] and K1SA (soluble) consisting of a backbone chain of alpha-(1-->4)-linked D-glucopyranosyl residues substituted at O-6 with alpha-D-glucopyranosyl residues: [Formula: see text]

Purification of laccases PPO-I of fungus Botryosphaeria rhodina - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v27i3.1317 / Purificação de lacases PPO-I de Botryosphaeria rhodina - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v27i3.1317

Laccases are glycoprotein polyphenol oxidases which are involved in fungal pathogenicity and they are also useful for biotechnological applications. The ligninolytic ascomycete, Botryosphaeria rhodina, has been studied as producer of exopolysaccharide and PPO-I and PPO-II laccases induced by veratryl alcohol. However, as the induced laccases have not been isolated, the aim of this study was to purify the enzyme and to identify the carbohydrates constituents of the glycosidic moiety. The fungus was cultivated on broth Vogel, 1% glucose and 30.4mM veratryl alcohol during 4.5 days at 28C/180 rpm. The extracellular fluid showed high carbohydrate concentration and the stability of PPO-I laccase under conditions of refrigeration and freezing at 4ºC-18ºC over 40 days. The purification was developed by ultrafiltration using a NMWL 100 and 30 kDa membrane, gelfiltration on Sephadex G-100, and ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose. The purified laccase was identified as a glycoprotein, weight molecular 113 kDa, consisting of 40% protein and 60% carbohydrate identified by HPAEC-PAD as fucose, galactose, mannose, glucose and glucosamine

Lacases são glicoproteínas polifenol oxidases envolvidas na patogenicidade de alguns fungos e úteis em processos biotecnológicos. O ascomiceto ligninolítico Botryosphaeria rhodina tem sido estudado como produtor de exopolissacarídeos e de lacases PPO-I e PPO-II induzidas pelo álcool veratrílico. Como as lacases produzidas ainda não foram isoladas, o objetivo deste trabalho foi purificar lacases PPO-I e identificar os carboidratos constituintes da porção glicosídica. O fungo foi cultivado em meio mínimo de Vogel contendo 1% de glicose e 30,4 mM de álcool veratrílico, a 28C e agitação de 180 rpm durante 4,5 dias. O extrato livre de células apresentou elevada concentração de carboidratos e de PPO-I estáveis a 4ºC e -18ºC durante 40 dias. Técnicas de ultrafiltração, cromatografia em gel Sephadex G-100 e em resina DEAE-Celulose purificaram lacases PPO-I com peso molecular de 113 kDa por eletroforese PAGE-SDS, contendo 40% de proteínas e 60% carboidratos identificados por HPAEC-PAD como fucose, galactose, manose, glucose e glucosamina