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Ernst L, Schulz C, Petzold A, Thurn-Albrecht T, Saalwächter K, Wefers D. Detailed structural characterization of five water-insoluble α-glucans produced by glucansucrases from Streptococcus spp. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 337:122164. [PMID: 38710558 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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Water-insoluble α-glucans synthesized from sucrose by glucansucrases from Streptococcus spp. are essential in dental plaque and caries formation. Because limited information is available on the fine structure of these biopolymers, we analyzed the structures of unmodified glucans produced by five recombinant Streptococcus (S.) mutans DSM 20523 and S. salivarius DSM 20560 glucansucrases in detail. A combination of methylation analysis, endo-dextranase and endo-mutanase hydrolyses, and HPSEC-RI was used. Furthermore, crystal-like regions were analyzed by using XRD and 13C MAS NMR spectroscopy. Our results showed that the glucan structures were highly diverse: Two glucans with 1,3- and 1,6-linkages were characterized in detail besides an almost exclusively 1,3-linked and a linear 1,6-linked glucan. Furthermore, one glucan contained 1,3-, 1,4-, and 1,6-linkages and thus had an unusual, not yet described structure. It was demonstrated that the glucans had a varying structural architecture by using partial enzymatic hydrolyses. Furthermore, crystal-like regions formed by 1,3-glucopyranose units were observed for the two 1,3- and 1,6-linked glucans and the linear 1,3-linked glucan. 1,6-linked regions were mobile and not involved in the crystal-like areas. Altogether, our results broaden the knowledge of the structure of water-insoluble α-glucans from Streptococcus spp.
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- Luise Ernst
- Institute of Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Experimental Polymer Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Experimental Polymer Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Physics, NMR, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Hassler V, Brand N, Wefers D. Isolation and characterization of exopolysaccharides from kombucha samples of different origins. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 267:131377. [PMID: 38583850 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Kombucha is prepared by fermenting sugared green or black tea with a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY). Some of the bacteria within the SCOBY are known to form exopolysaccharides (EPS) from sucrose. However, it is yet unknown whether water-soluble EPS are formed in kombucha, and if so, which specific EPS are present. Therefore, different kombucha samples were prepared by fermentation of green and black tea with SCOBYs from different manufacturers. Subsequently, the EPS were isolated and characterized by using various chromatographic methods, partial enzymatic hydrolyses and NMR spectroscopy. It was demonstrated that levans with a varying degree of branching at position O1 (4.3-7.9 %) are present, while only trace amounts of glucans were detected. Furthermore, levans isolated from kombucha had a comparably low molecular weight and the content of levan within the kombucha samples varied from 33 to 562 mg levan/L kombucha. Therefore, our study demonstrated that levans are the main EPS type in kombucha and that levan amounts and structures varied when different starter cultures and ingredients were used. Furthermore, we provide a comprehensive data set on the structural variability of levans from kombucha.
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- Verena Hassler
- Institute of Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle, Germany.
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Ernst L, Offermann H, Werner A, Wefers D. Comprehensive structural characterization of water-soluble and water-insoluble homoexopolysaccharides from seven lactic acid bacteria. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 323:121417. [PMID: 37940249 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Several lactic acid bacteria are able to produce water-soluble and water-insoluble homoexopolysaccharides (HoEPS) from sucrose. In this study, structures of all HoEPS which were fermentatively produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. dextranicum NRRL B-1121 and B-1144, Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides NRRL B-1149, B-1438 and B-1118, Leuconostoc suionicum DSM 20241, and Liquorilactobacillus satsumensis DSM 16230 were systematically analyzed. Monosaccharide analysis, methylation analysis, NMR spectroscopy, size-exclusion chromatography, and different enzymatic fingerprinting methods were used to obtain detailed structural information. All strains produced water-soluble dextrans and/or levans as well as water-insoluble glucans. Levans showed different degrees of branching and high molecular weights, whereas dextrans had comparable structures and broader size distributions. Fine structures of water-soluble HoEPS were analyzed after endo-dextranase and endo-levanase hydrolysis. Water-insoluble glucans were composed of different portions of 1,3-linkages (5 to 40 %). Hydrolysis with endo-dextranase and endo-mutanase yielded further information on block sizes and varying fine structures. Overall, clear differences between HoEPS yields and structures were observed.
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- Luise Ernst
- Institute of Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Härer L, Ernst L, Bechtner J, Wefers D, Ehrmann MA. Glycoside hydrolase family 32 enzymes from Bombella spp. catalyze the formation of high-molecular weight fructans from sucrose. J Appl Microbiol 2023; 134:lxad268. [PMID: 37974045 DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxad268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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AIMS Acetic acid bacteria of the genus Bombella have not been reported to produce exopolysaccharides (EPS). In this study, the formation of fructans by B. apis TMW 2.1884 and B. mellum TMW 2.1889 was investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS Out of eight strains from four different Bombella species, only B. apis TMW 2.1884 and B. mellum TMW 2.1889 showed EPS formation with 50 g l-1 sucrose as substrate. Both EPS were identified as high-molecular weight (HMW) polymers (106-107 Da) by asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation coupled to multi angle laser light scattering and UV detecors (AF4-MALLS/UV) and high performance size exclusion chromatography coupled to MALLS and refractive index detectors (HPSEC-MALLS/RI) analyses. Monosaccharide analysis via trifluoroacetic acid hydrolysis showed that both EPS are fructans. Determination of glycosidic linkages by methylation analysis revealed mainly 2,6-linked fructofuranose (Fruf) units with additional 2,1-linked Fruf units (10%) and 2,1,6-Fruf branched units (7%). No glycoside hydrolase (GH) 68 family genes that are typically associated with the formation of HMW fructans in bacteria could be identified in the genomes. Through heterologous expression in Escherichia coli Top10, an enzyme of the GH32 family could be assigned to the catalysis of fructan formation. The identified fructosyltransferases could be clearly differentiated phylogenetically and structurally from other previously described bacterial fructosyltransferases. CONCLUSIONS The formation of HMW fructans by individual strains of the genus Bombella is catalyzed by enzymes of the GH32 family. Analysis of the fructans revealed an atypical structure consisting of 2,6-linked Fruf units as well as 2,1-linked Fruf units and 2,1,6-Fruf units.
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- Luca Härer
- Chair of Microbiology, Technical University of Munich, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 4, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Division of Food Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Straße 2, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Food Science-Food Technology, Aarhus University, Agro Food Park 48, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Institute of Chemistry, Division of Food Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Straße 2, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Chair of Microbiology, Technical University of Munich, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 4, 85354 Freising, Germany
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Nachtigall C, Hassler V, Wefers D, Rohm H, Jaros D. Dextrans of Weissella cibaria DSM14295: Microbial production, structure and functionality. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 246:125631. [PMID: 37399863 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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Lactic acid bacteria of the genus Weissella contribute to spontaneous fermentation in, e.g., sourdough or sauerkraut, but are not registered as starter cultures because of their pending safety assessment. Some strains are able to produce high amounts of exopolysaccharides. This study aims to demonstrate the techno-functionality of five dextrans from W. cibaria DSM14295, produced under varying cultivation conditions, with respect to structural and macromolecular properties. A maximum of 23.1 g/L dextran was achieved by applying the "cold shift" temperature regime. The dextrans differed in molecular mass (9-22∙108 Da, determined by HPSEC-RI/MALLS), intrinsic viscosity (52-73 mL/g), degree of branching (3.8-5.7 % at position O3, determined by methylation analysis) and their side chain length and architecture, determined by HPAEC-PAD after enzymatic hydrolysis. Stiffness of acid gels from milk spiked with these dextrans increased linearly with dextran concentration. Principal component analysis showed that dextrans produced in a semi-defined medium are primarily described by moisture sorption and branching properties, whereas dextrans produced in whey permeate were similar because of their functional and macromolecular properties. Overall, dextrans from W. cibaria DSM14295 have a high potential because of the high production yield and their functionality which can be tailored by the conditions during fermentation.
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- Carsten Nachtigall
- Chair of Food Engineering, Institute of Natural Materials Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany.
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- Division of Food Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Division of Food Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Chair of Food Engineering, Institute of Natural Materials Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Chair of Food Engineering, Institute of Natural Materials Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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Eichhöfer H, Bindereif B, Karbstein HP, Bunzel M, van der Schaaf US, Wefers D. Influence of Arabinan Fine Structure, Galacturonan Backbone Length, and Degree of Esterification on the Emulsifying Properties of Acid-Extracted Sugar Beet Pectins. J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:2105-2112. [PMID: 36668901 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Sugar beet pectins (SBPs) are known for their emulsifying properties, but it is yet unknown which structural elements are most important for functionality. Recent results indicated that the arabinose content has a decisive influence, but the approach applied did not allow causality to be established. In this study, a mostly intact SBP was selectively modified and the obtained pectins were analyzed for their molecular structure and their emulsifying properties. De-esterification only resulted in a moderate increase in droplet size. The length of the pectin backbone only influenced the emulsifying properties when the homogalacturonan backbone was cleaved to a higher extent. By using different arabinan-modifying enzymes, it was demonstrated that both higher portions and chain lengths of arabinans positively influence the emulsifying properties of SBPs. Therefore, we were able to refine the structure-function relationships for acid-extracted SBPs, which can be used to optimize extraction conditions.
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- Hendrik Eichhöfer
- Institute of Applied Biosciences─Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, Building 50.41, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences─Food Process Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Gotthard-Franz-Str. 3, Building 50.31, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences─Food Process Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Gotthard-Franz-Str. 3, Building 50.31, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences─Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, Building 50.41, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences─Food Process Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Gotthard-Franz-Str. 3, Building 50.31, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry─Division of Food Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Straße 2, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
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Nachtigall C, Surber G, Wefers D, Vogel C, Rohm H, Jaros D. Capsular Exopolysaccharides from Two Streptococcus thermophilus Strains Differ in Their Moisture Sorption Behavior. Foods 2023; 12:foods12030596. [PMID: 36766125 PMCID: PMC9914836 DOI: 10.3390/foods12030596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Streptococcus thermophilus is a species frequently used in the manufacture of fermented milk. Apart from acid production, some strains additionally synthesize exopolysaccharides (EPS) which contribute to texture improvement and syneresis reduction, both being attributable to the EPS's high water binding capacity. There are two different types of EPS that may be produced, namely free exopolysaccharides (fEPS) which are secreted into the medium, and capsular EPS (cEPS) which remain attached to the bacterial cell wall. This study aims to analyze their individual contribution to techno-functional properties of fermented milk by determining the moisture sorption behavior of isolated fEPS and cell-attached cEPS from two S. thermophilus strains separately: ST-1G, a producer of non-ropy fEPS and cEPS, and ST-2E, a producer of ropy fEPS and cEPS. Differences in moisture load and sorption kinetics, determined for the first time for microbial EPS, were related to structural and macromolecular properties. The observed data are discussed by using previously published data on the physical properties of stirred fermented milk produced with these two strains. ST-1G EPS showed a higher cEPS fraction, a higher moisture load and slower moisture desorption than EPS produced by ST-2E, thus contributing to lower syneresis in fermented milk. For ST-2E, higher gel viscosity was related to a higher intrinsic viscosity and molecular mass of the ropy fEPS. Both strains produced complex EPS or EPS mixtures with clearly different molecular structures.
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- Carsten Nachtigall
- Institute of Natural Materials Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Natural Materials Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Food Chemistry–Functional Food, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Soil Science and Site Ecology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Natural Materials Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-351-463-32420
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- Institute of Natural Materials Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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Althnaibat RM, Koch M, Bruce HL, Wefers D, Gänzle MG. Glycomacropeptide from camel milk inhibits the adhesion of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88 to porcine cells. Int Dairy J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2022.105448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Bindereif B, Eichhöfer H, Bunzel M, Karbstein H, Wefers D, van der Schaaf U. Arabinan side-chains strongly affect the emulsifying properties of acid-extracted sugar beet pectins. Food Hydrocoll 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2021.106968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Pittrof SL, Kaufhold L, Fischer A, Wefers D. Products Released from Structurally Different Dextrans by Bacterial and Fungal Dextranases. Foods 2021; 10:foods10020244. [PMID: 33530339 PMCID: PMC7911647 DOI: 10.3390/foods10020244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Dextran hydrolysis by dextranases is applied in the sugar industry and the medical sector, but it also has a high potential for use in structural analysis of dextrans. However, dextranases are produced by several organisms and thus differ in their properties. The aim of this study was to comparatively investigate the product patterns obtained from the incubation of linear as well as O3- and O4-branched dextrans with different dextranases. For this purpose, genes encoding for dextranases from Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and Streptococcus salivarius were cloned and heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli. The two recombinant enzymes as well as two commercial dextranases from Chaetomium sp. and Penicillium sp. were subsequently used to hydrolyze structurally different dextrans. The hydrolysis products were investigated in detail by HPAEC-PAD. For dextranases from Chaetomium sp., Penicillium sp., and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, isomaltose was the end product of the hydrolysis from linear dextrans, whereas Penicillium sp. dextranase led to isomaltose and isomaltotetraose. In addition, the latter enzyme also catalyzed a disproportionation reaction when incubated with isomaltotriose. For O3- and O4-branched dextrans, the fungal dextranases yielded significantly different oligosaccharide patterns than the bacterial enzymes. Overall, the product patterns can be adjusted by choosing the correct enzyme as well as a defined enzyme activity.
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- Silke L. Pittrof
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (S.L.P.); (L.K.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (S.L.P.); (L.K.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (S.L.P.); (L.K.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (S.L.P.); (L.K.); (A.F.)
- Food Chemistry–Functional Food, Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
- Correspondence:
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Schmid J, Wefers D, Vogel RF, Jakob F. Analysis of Structural and Functional Differences of Glucans Produced by the Natively Released Dextransucrase of Liquorilactobacillus hordei TMW 1.1822. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2021; 193:96-110. [PMID: 32820351 PMCID: PMC7790797 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-020-03407-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The properties of the glucopolymer dextran are versatile and linked to its molecular size, structure, branching, and secondary structure. However, suited strategies to control and exploit the variable structures of dextrans are scarce. The aim of this study was to delineate structural and functional differences of dextrans, which were produced in buffers at different conditions using the native dextransucrase released by Liquorilactobacillus (L.) hordei TMW 1.1822. Rheological measurements revealed that dextran produced at pH 4.0 (MW = 1.1 * 108 Da) exhibited the properties of a viscoelastic fluid up to concentrations of 10% (w/v). By contrast, dextran produced at pH 5.5 (MW = 1.86 * 108 Da) was gel-forming already at 7.5% (w/v). As both dextrans exhibited comparable molecular structures, the molecular weight primarily influenced their rheological properties. The addition of maltose to the production assays caused the formation of the trisaccharide panose instead of dextran. Moreover, pre-cultures of L. hordei TMW 1.1822 grown without sucrose were substantial for recovery of higher dextran yields, since the cells stored the constitutively expressed dextransucrase intracellularly, until sucrose became available. These findings can be exploited for the controlled recovery of functionally diverse dextrans and oligosaccharides by the use of one dextransucrase type.
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- Jonas Schmid
- Chair of Technical Microbiology, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Division of Food Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Chair of Technical Microbiology, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Technical Microbiology, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany.
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Cann I, Pereira GV, Abdel-Hamid AM, Kim H, Wefers D, Kayang BB, Kanai T, Sato T, Bernardi RC, Atomi H, Mackie RI. Thermophilic Degradation of Hemicellulose, a Critical Feedstock in the Production of Bioenergy and Other Value-Added Products. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:e02296-19. [PMID: 31980431 PMCID: PMC7082577 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02296-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Renewable fuels have gained importance as the world moves toward diversifying its energy portfolio. A critical step in the biomass-to-bioenergy initiative is deconstruction of plant cell wall polysaccharides to their unit sugars for subsequent fermentation to fuels. To acquire carbon and energy for their metabolic processes, diverse microorganisms have evolved genes encoding enzymes that depolymerize polysaccharides to their carbon/energy-rich building blocks. The microbial enzymes mostly target the energy present in cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin, three major forms of energy storage in plants. In the effort to develop bioenergy as an alternative to fossil fuel, a common strategy is to harness microbial enzymes to hydrolyze cellulose to glucose for fermentation to fuels. However, the conversion of plant biomass to renewable fuels will require both cellulose and hemicellulose, the two largest components of the plant cell wall, as feedstock to improve economic feasibility. Here, we explore the enzymes and strategies evolved by two well-studied bacteria to depolymerize the hemicelluloses xylan/arabinoxylan and mannan. The sets of enzymes, in addition to their applications in biofuels and value-added chemical production, have utility in animal feed enzymes, a rapidly developing industry with potential to minimize adverse impacts of animal agriculture on the environment.
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- Isaac Cann
- Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Microbiome Metabolic Engineering Theme, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Microbiome Metabolic Engineering Theme, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Microbiome Metabolic Engineering Theme, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Microbiome Metabolic Engineering Theme, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto, Japan
- JST, CREST, Tokyo, Japan
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- NIH Center for Macromolecular Modeling and Bioinformatics, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto, Japan
- JST, CREST, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Microbiome Metabolic Engineering Theme, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Münkel F, Fischer A, Wefers D. Structural characterization of mixed-linkage α-glucans produced by mutants of Lactobacillus reuteri TMW 1.106 dextransucrase. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 231:115697. [PMID: 31888841 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dextrans and other bacterial α-glucans are versatile and structurally diverse polysaccharides which can be enzymatically synthesized by using glucansucrases. By substituting certain amino acids in the active site of these enzymes, the structure of the synthesized polysaccharides can be modified. In this study, such amino acid substitutions were applied (single and combined) to the dextransucrase from Lactobacillus reuteri TMW 1.106 and the structures of the synthesized polysaccharides were subsequently characterized in detail. Besides methylation analysis, α-glucans were hydrolyzed by several glycoside hydrolases and the liberated oligosaccharides were identified by comparison to standard compounds or by isolation and NMR spectroscopic characterization. Furthermore, two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy was used to analyze the untreated polysaccharides. The results demonstrated that structurally different α-glucans were formed, for example different highly O4-branched dextrans or several reuteran-like polymers with varying fine structures. Consequently, mutant Lactobacillus reuteri TMW 1.106 dextransucrases can be used to form structurally unique polysaccharides.
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- Franziska Münkel
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Nachtigall C, Surber G, Herbi F, Wefers D, Jaros D, Rohm H. Production and molecular structure of heteropolysaccharides from two lactic acid bacteria. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 236:116019. [PMID: 32172839 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In the dairy industry, exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced in situ from lactic acid bacteria are of great interest because of their contribution to product texture. Some EPS cause ropiness which might be linked to specific physical and chemical EPS properties. EPS show a broad variety of chemical structures and, because analysis is rather complex, it is still a major challenge to establish structure-function relationships. The aim of this study was to produce EPS with different degree of ropiness, perform in-depth structural elucidations and relate this information to their behaviour in aqueous solutions. After cultivation of Streptococcus thermophilus DGCC7919 and Lactococcus lactis LL-2A and subsequent EPS isolation, both EPS showed similar macromolecular properties, but pronounced differences in monosaccharide composition and glycosidic linkages. Our data suggests that mainly the side chains in the EPS from LL-2A might be responsible for a higher ropiness than that observed for EPS from DGCC7919.
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- Carsten Nachtigall
- Chair of Food Engineering, Institute of Natural Materials Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany.
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- Chair of Food Engineering, Institute of Natural Materials Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Chair of Food Engineering, Institute of Natural Materials Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Chair of Food Engineering, Institute of Natural Materials Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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Hundschell CS, Braun A, Wefers D, Vogel RF, Jakob F. Size-Dependent Variability in Flow and Viscoelastic Behavior of Levan Produced by Gluconobacter albidus TMW 2.1191. Foods 2020; 9:E192. [PMID: 32075024 PMCID: PMC7073539 DOI: 10.3390/foods9020192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Levan is a fructan-type exopolysaccharide which is produced by many microbes from sucrose via extracellular levansucrases. The hydrocolloid properties of levan depend on its molecular weight, while it is unknown why and to what extent levan is functionally diverse depending on its size. The aim of our study was to gain deeper insight into the size-dependent functional variability of levan. For this purpose, levans of different sizes were produced using the water kefir isolate Gluconobacter albidus TMW 2.1191 and subsequently rheologically characterized. Three levan types could be identified, which are similarly branched, but differ significantly in their molecular size and rheological properties. The smallest levan (<107 Da), produced without adjustment of the pH, exhibited Newton-like flow behavior up to a specific concentration of 25% (w/v). By contrast, larger levans (>108 Da) produced at pH ≥ 4.5 were shear-thinning, and the levan produced at pH 5.0 showed a gel-like behavior at 5% (w/v). A third (intermediate) levan variant was obtained through production in buffers at pH 4.0 and exhibited the properties of a viscoelastic fluid up to concentrations of 15% (w/v). Our study reveals that the rheological properties of levan are determined by its size and polydispersity, rather than by the amount of levan used or the structural composition.
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- Christoph S. Hundschell
- Chair of Technical Microbiology, Technical University of Munich, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 4, 85354 Freising, Germany;
- Department of Food Technology and Food Material Science, Technical University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany;
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- Anton Paar Germany GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Strasse 6, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen, Germany;
- Lehrstuhl für Systemverfahrenstechnik, Technische Universität München, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 4, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Division of Food Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany;
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Chair of Technical Microbiology, Technical University of Munich, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 4, 85354 Freising, Germany;
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- Chair of Technical Microbiology, Technical University of Munich, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 4, 85354 Freising, Germany;
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Klingel T, Bindereif B, Hadamjetz M, Fischer A, van der Schaaf US, Wefers D. Enzymatic Synthesis and Characterization of Mono-, Oligo-, and Polyglucosylated Conjugates of Caffeic Acid and Gallic Acid. J Agric Food Chem 2019; 67:13108-13118. [PMID: 31738546 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b04495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Glucansucrases can be used to glucosylate various plant-derived phenolic compounds by using sucrose as donor substrate. We applied Lactobacillus reuteri TMW 1.106 dextransucrase to glucosylate the acceptor substrates caffeic acid and gallic acid. Subsequently, monoglucosylated and in particular oligo- and polyglucosylated conjugates were characterized by using different chromatographic techniques and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. Both acceptors were substituted at positions O3 and O4. Under the conditions used, two monoglucosylated products were formed for caffeic acid, whereas only one O3-monosubstituted conjugate was detected for gallic acid. However, both acceptors resulted in O4-substituted oligo- and polyglucosylated conjugates, the amount of which was higher from gallic acid than from caffeic acid. Profile analysis tensiometry suggested that, in contrast to unmodified dextrans, oligo- and polymeric glucoconjugates of gallic acid are highly interfacially active. Overall, we provide the first detailed characterization of enzymatically conjugated oligo- and polymeric dextrans, which may have further potential as functional ingredients.
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Urbat F, Müller P, Hildebrand A, Wefers D, Bunzel M. Comparison and Optimization of Different Protein Nitrogen Quantitation and Residual Protein Characterization Methods in Dietary Fiber Preparations. Front Nutr 2019; 6:127. [PMID: 31475151 PMCID: PMC6702319 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2019.00127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Proteins are plant cell wall components but they are not included in the definition of dietary fiber. Therefore, dietary fiber preparations have to be corrected for their residual protein contents. This is commonly done by calculating the residual protein concentrations from the nitrogen contents after Kjeldahl digestion. Here, three different methods to determine nitrogen in Kjeldahl digests were compared: conventional titration with hydrochloric acid after steam distillation, a colorimetric assay (24-well microplates and cuvettes), and the determination by using an ammonia electrode. All assays gave similar results but detection using the ammonia electrode was found to be the most time-efficient approach. Also, an amino-acid profiling method, which is not based on commercial kits and which is suitable for routine analysis of dietary fiber preparations, was established. For this purpose, an HPLC-FLD method following amino acid derivatization using 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate (AQC) was optimized for fiber samples. Although all commonly used dietary fiber preparation methods involve the application of proteases the amino acid profiles of fiber samples from different sources were shown to be quite diverse. Considering the amino acid composition of the residual protein in various dietary fiber preparations, residual protein is probably not only based on structural proteins.
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- Felix Urbat
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Bechtner J, Wefers D, Schmid J, Vogel RF, Jakob F. Identification and comparison of two closely related dextransucrases released by water kefir borne Lactobacillus hordei TMW 1.1822 and Lactobacillus nagelii TMW 1.1827. Microbiology (Reading) 2019; 165:956-966. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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- Julia Bechtner
- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München (TUM), Freising, Germany
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Klingel T, Hadamjetz M, Fischer A, Wefers D. Glucosylation of flavonoids and flavonoid glycosides by mutant dextransucrase from Lactobacillus reuteri TMW 1.106. Carbohydr Res 2019; 483:107741. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.107741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Fischer A, Wefers D. Chromatographic analysis of alginate degradation by five recombinant alginate lyases from Cellulophaga algicola DSM 14237. Food Chem 2019; 299:125142. [PMID: 31325715 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2019] [Revised: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Alginate lyases can be used for alginate oligosaccharide production and for structural characterization or modification of alginates. For these applications it is important to obtain detailed information on mode of action and substrate specificities of alginate lyases. In this study, five alginate lyase genes were cloned from Cellulophaga algicola DSM 14237 genomic DNA, heterologously expressed, and characterized by using HPSEC-RI and HPAEC-PAD/MS. It was demonstrated that these analytical approaches can provide detailed information on preferred substrates, extent of hydrolysis, and the liberated products. The recombinant enzymes cleaved alginates endolytically (CaAly1, CaAly2, CaAly3) or exolytically (CaAly4, CaAly5). The three endolytic alginate lyases predominantly hydrolyzed guluronic acid-rich alginates, only CaAly1 also showed activity on mannuronic acid-rich alginates. The oligosaccharide profiles further demonstrated that the endolytic enzymes have rather narrow but slightly different substrate specificities and that the two exolytic alginate lyases mainly cleaved unsaturated guluronic acid oligosaccharides to monomers.
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- Anja Fischer
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Münkel F, Wefers D. Fine structures of different dextrans assessed by isolation and characterization of endo-dextranase liberated isomalto-oligosaccharides. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 215:296-306. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Revised: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Münkel F, Bechtner J, Eckel V, Fischer A, Herbi F, Jakob F, Wefers D. Detailed Structural Characterization of Glucans Produced by Glucansucrases from Leuconostoc citreum TMW 2.1194. J Agric Food Chem 2019; 67:6856-6866. [PMID: 31124355 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b01822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
The water kefir organism Leuconostoc citreum TMW 2.1194 forms highly branched dextrans with O3- and O4-bound side chains. To obtain detailed information on the enzymatic synthesis of these polymers, the four glucansucrases encoded by Leuconostoc citreum TMW 2.1194 were cloned, heterologously expressed, and used for polysaccharide production. Molecular and macromolecular structure of the synthesized glucans were analyzed by methylation analysis, two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy, oligosaccharide analysis after partial hydrolysis, and asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation. It was demonstrated that two glucansucrases form insoluble glucans with variously branched dextran sections and varying portions of consecutive, 1,3-linked glucose units. In contrast, the other two glucansucrases synthesized O3- (Lc6255) and O4-branched (Lc1785) soluble dextrans. Analysis, isolation, and characterization of enzymatically liberated oligosaccharides showed that monomeric and elongated side chains are abundant in both polysaccharides. From the structures and size distributions it was concluded that Lc1785 is mainly responsible for synthesis of fermentatively produced soluble dextrans.
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- Franziska Münkel
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Karlsruhe 76131 , Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie , Technische Universität München (TUM) , Freising 80333 , Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie , Technische Universität München (TUM) , Freising 80333 , Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Karlsruhe 76131 , Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Karlsruhe 76131 , Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie , Technische Universität München (TUM) , Freising 80333 , Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Karlsruhe 76131 , Germany
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Liebeskind DS, Wefers D, Honda T, Scalzo F, Cotsonis GA, Cloft HJ, Zaidat OO, Fiorella DJ, Derdeyn CP, Chimowitz MI, Feldmann E, Kaneko N, Hinman JD. Abstract WP161: Computational Fluid Dynamics Using SAMMPRIS CT Angiography Quantifies Pro-Atherogenic Shear Stress Linked With Post-Stenotic Flow Vortices. Stroke 2019. [DOI: 10.1161/str.50.suppl_1.wp161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Low wall shear stress (LSS) is an established cause of pro-atherogenic endothelial pathophysiology, yet it has never been demonstrated in the cerebral circulation affected by intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD). Noninvasive CT angiography (CTA) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) enables high-resolution investigation of detailed post-stenotic phenomena. We used all available CTA data in the SAMMPRIS trial of ICAD to detect and quantify post-stenotic LSS.
Methods:
CTA source images from SAMMPRIS were reconstructed in 3D followed by geometry refinements to generate a mesh of the diseased arterial lesion and adjacent segments. CFD was performed with Ansys (ICEM, Fluent), applying reference boundary conditions with k-omega turbulence and non-Newtonian modeling of the traversing blood viscosity. 3D CFD parameter maps illustrated velocity, velocity swirling and corresponding wall shear stress.
Results:
144 subjects enrolled in SAMMPRIS had CTA at baseline, including 140 with CTA source images enabling CFD. Post-stenotic velocity profiles revealed vortices in all cases, quantified by swirling and turbulent kinetic energy. These luminal flow changes were adjacent to focal regions of LSS in the post-stenotic region (Figure).
Conclusions:
Low wall shear stress is associated with vortices of fluid flow in CTA CFD modeling of ICAD from SAMMPRIS. CTA source images may be used to noninvasively quantify LSS and model this pro-atherogenic factor in ICAD across a wide variety of lesions. Future studies should examine the related endothelial biology and potential link with plaque evolution.
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- Neurovascular Imaging Rsch Core and UCLA Stroke Cntr, Los Angeles, CA
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- Neurovascular Imaging Rsch Core and UCLA Stroke Cntr, Los Angeles, CA
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- Neurovascular Imaging Rsch Core and UCLA Stroke Cntr, Los Angeles, CA
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- Neurovascular Imaging Rsch Core and UCLA Stroke Cntr, Los Angeles, CA
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- Neurovascular Imaging Rsch Core and UCLA Stroke Cntr, Los Angeles, CA
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Wefers D, Bindereif B, Karbstein H, van der Schaaf U. Whey protein-pectin conjugates: Linking the improved emulsifying properties to molecular and physico-chemical characteristics. Food Hydrocoll 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Wefers D, Flörchinger R, Bunzel M. Detailed Structural Characterization of Arabinans and Galactans of 14 Apple Cultivars Before and After Cold Storage. Front Plant Sci 2018; 9:1451. [PMID: 30333848 PMCID: PMC6175989 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Physiological and textural properties of apples are greatly influenced by both cultivar and structural composition of their pectic polysaccharides. In previous studies, it was demonstrated that neutral pectic side chains (arabinans and galactans) play a major role during fruit development and postharvest processes. However, these complex polymers have a high structural heterogeneity, and some structural elements such as side chain substituents and substitution of neighboring residues cannot be analyzed by using conventional analytical methods. Therefore, fine structures of arabinans and galactans were analyzed in 14 apple cultivars before and after storage. Besides conventional methods such as methylation analysis, profiling approaches based on enzymatic cleavage were applied to obtain detailed information on the neutral side chains of pectins. Structurally different, highly branched arabinans and linear β-1,4-linked galactans were detected in all cultivars. By using enzymatic profiling approaches, rare structural elements such as β-arabinofuranose and α-arabinopyranose residues were detected. In addition, the combination of all methods indicated structural differences with regard to ramification position or patterns. Cold storage resulted in decreased portions of branched arabinans. It was demonstrated that arabinan decomposition is independent of previously detected structural variations. In addition, analysis of endo-arabinanase hydrolysates demonstrated that β-arabinofuranose containing side chains are enriched after storage and may play a major role in postharvest processes. Analysis of endo-galactanase hydrolysates showed decreased portions of galactan-bound, terminal α-arabinopyranose units after storage. Therefore, these residues are most likely removed during postharvest galactan decomposition. The results of this study demonstrate the high complexity of neutral pectin side chains in apples and that pectic structural elements are differently prone to postharvest modifications.
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- Daniel Wefers
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Prechtl RM, Wefers D, Jakob F, Vogel RF. Structural characterization of the surface-associated heteropolysaccharide of Lactobacillus plantarum TMW 1.1478 and genetic analysis of its putative biosynthesis cluster. Carbohydr Polym 2018; 202:236-245. [PMID: 30286997 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.08.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPS) like xanthan are widely exploited as natural biopolymers in diverse industrial sectors. In foods, in-situ EPS formation by starter cultures allows the manufacturing of "clean labeled" products with improved textural and nutritional properties. We performed structural analyses of the cell surface-associated EPS produced by Lactobacillus plantarum TMW 1.1478, which is a promising starter culture for fermented foods. Chromatographic analyses and NMR experiments suggested an acetylated heptameric repeating unit comprised of glucose, rhamnose and galactose as major components, whereas analysis of the macromolecular HePS structure suggested an apparent molecular mass of Mr ∼2 × 106 and a root mean square (RMS) radius of ca. 60 nm. Genetic analyses enabled the identification of the respective EPS biosynthesis cluster, and its modular organization supports the chemically identified, novel EPS structure. The obtained results broaden the understanding of complex EPS formation from activated sugar nucleotides by Lactobacillus plantarum.
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- Roman M Prechtl
- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München (TUM), Freising, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München (TUM), Freising, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München (TUM), Freising, Germany
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Xu D, Fels L, Wefers D, Behr J, Jakob F, Vogel RF. Lactobacillus hordei dextrans induce Saccharomyces cerevisiae aggregation and network formation on hydrophilic surfaces. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 115:236-242. [PMID: 29655886 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.04.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Water kefir granules are supposed to mainly consist of dextrans produced by Lactobacillus (L.) hilgardii. Still, other microorganisms such as L. hordei, L. nagelii, Leuconostoc (Lc.) citreum and Saccharomyces (S.) cerevisiae are commonly isolated from water kefir granules, while their contribution to the granule formation remains unknown. We studied putative functions of these microbes in granule formation, upon development of a simplified model system containing hydrophilic object slides, which mimics the hydrophilic surface of a growing kefir granule. We found that all tested lactic acid bacteria produced glucans, while solely those isolated from the four different L. hordei strains induced yeast aggregation on the hydrophilic slides. Therefore, structural differences between these glucans were investigated with respect to their size distributions and their linkage types. Beyond the finding that all glucans were identified as dextrans, those of the four L. hordei strains were highly similar among each other regarding portions of linkage types and size distributions. Thus, our study suggests the specific size and structural organization of the dextran produced by L. hordei as the main cause for inducing S. cerevisiae aggregation and network formation on hydrophilic surfaces and thus as crucial initiation of the stepwise water kefir granule growth.
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- Di Xu
- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany; Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry (BayBioMS), Freising, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
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Fraunhofer ME, Geissler AJ, Wefers D, Bunzel M, Jakob F, Vogel RF. Characterization of β-glucan formation by Lactobacillus brevis TMW 1.2112 isolated from slimy spoiled beer. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 107:874-881. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.09.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Revised: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/17/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Brandt JU, Jakob F, Wefers D, Bunzel M, Vogel RF. Characterization of an acetan-like heteropolysaccharide produced by Kozakia baliensis NBRC 16680. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 106:248-257. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Reichardt N, Vollmer M, Holtrop G, Farquharson FM, Wefers D, Bunzel M, Duncan SH, Drew JE, Williams LM, Milligan G, Preston T, Morrison D, Flint HJ, Louis P. Specific substrate-driven changes in human faecal microbiota composition contrast with functional redundancy in short-chain fatty acid production. ISME J 2017; 12:610-622. [PMID: 29192904 PMCID: PMC5776475 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2017.196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Revised: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The diet provides carbohydrates that are non-digestible in the upper gut and are major carbon and energy sources for the microbial community in the lower intestine, supporting a complex metabolic network. Fermentation produces the short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) acetate, propionate and butyrate, which have health-promoting effects for the human host. Here we investigated microbial community changes and SCFA production during in vitro batch incubations of 15 different non-digestible carbohydrates, at two initial pH values with faecal microbiota from three different human donors. To investigate temporal stability and reproducibility, a further experiment was performed 1 year later with four of the carbohydrates. The lower pH (5.5) led to higher butyrate and the higher pH (6.5) to more propionate production. The strongest propionigenic effect was found with rhamnose, followed by galactomannans, whereas fructans and several α- and β-glucans led to higher butyrate production. 16S ribosomal RNA gene-based quantitative PCR analysis of 22 different microbial groups together with 454 sequencing revealed significant stimulation of specific bacteria in response to particular carbohydrates. Some changes were ascribed to metabolite cross-feeding, for example, utilisation by Eubacterium hallii of 1,2-propanediol produced from fermentation of rhamnose by Blautia spp. Despite marked inter-individual differences in microbiota composition, SCFA production was surprisingly reproducible for different carbohydrates, indicating a level of functional redundancy. Interestingly, butyrate formation was influenced not only by the overall % butyrate-producing bacteria in the community but also by the initial pH, consistent with a pH-dependent shift in the stoichiometry of butyrate production.
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- Nicole Reichardt
- The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK.,Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
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- Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20A, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20A, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
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- The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
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- The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Rankine Avenue, East Kilbride, UK
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- Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Rankine Avenue, East Kilbride, UK
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- The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
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- The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
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Leiter A, Mailänder J, Wefers D, Bunzel M, Gaukel V. Influence of acid hydrolysis and dialysis of κ-carrageenan on its ice recrystallization inhibition activity. J FOOD ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2017.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wefers D, Cavalcante JJ, Schendel RR, Deveryshetty J, Wang K, Wawrzak Z, Mackie RI, Koropatkin NM, Cann I. Biochemical and Structural Analyses of Two Cryptic Esterases in Bacteroides intestinalis and their Synergistic Activities with Cognate Xylanases. J Mol Biol 2017; 429:2509-2527. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2017.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 06/25/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Grossmann L, Wefers D, Bunzel M, Weiss J, Zeeb B. Accessibility of transglutaminase to induce protein crosslinking in gelled food matrices - Influence of network structure. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pectic arabinans and galactans presumably affect the physiological and technological properties of plant cell walls and dietary fiber. Their complex structures are usually analyzed by time-consuming methods, which are based on chemical cleavage to monomers. To gain more detailed insights into the arabinan and galactan structures, a time-efficient approach based on enzymatic cleavage and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy was developed. Heteronuclear single quantum coherence spectroscopy (HSQC) marker signals were evaluated for various structural elements, and relative response factors were determined, allowing a semiquantitative estimation of the structural composition. The method was applied to analyze different insoluble plant materials and soluble polysaccharides. It was demonstrated that the developed approach yielded comparable information about various structural elements that can also be detected by using the conventional methylation analysis. However, by using the NMR method, additional structural information, such as the anomeric configuration of the monomers, is obtained, demonstrating the value of this novel approach.
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- Daniel Wefers
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Wefers D, Bunzel M. Arabinan and Galactan Oligosaccharide Profiling by High-Performance Anion-Exchange Chromatography with Pulsed Amperometric Detection (HPAEC-PAD). J Agric Food Chem 2016; 64:4656-4664. [PMID: 27167141 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b01121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Arabinans and galactans are complex pectic polysaccharides, which greatly influence the physicochemical and physiological properties of plants and plant-based foods. Conventional methods to characterize these challenging polymers are based on derivatization and/or unselective chemical cleavage of the glycosidic bonds of the polysaccharides, resulting in partial loss of essential information such as anomeric configuration. Here, endo-arabinanase and endo-galactanase were used to selectively cleave pectic arabinans and galactans. The liberated oligosaccharides were purified and characterized by LC-MS and one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy resulting in known but also several previously unknown pectic structural elements. For the routine analysis of pectin hydrolysates by HPAEC-PAD, incubation conditions, chromatographic parameters, and relative response factors of the isolated pectic oligosaccharides against an internal standard were determined. The applicability of the method was demonstrated by analyzing different well-characterized plant cell wall materials. It was demonstrated that the developed method yields additional information about pectic arabinan and galactan structures that is not obtained from conventional methods such as methylation analysis.
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- Daniel Wefers
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Daniel Wefers
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Wefers D, Gmeiner BM, Tyl CE, Bunzel M. Characterization of diferuloylated pectic polysaccharides from quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa WILLD.). Phytochemistry 2015; 116:320-328. [PMID: 25983037 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Revised: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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In plants belonging to the order of Caryophyllales, pectic neutral side chains can be substituted with ferulic acid. The ability of ferulic acid to form intra- and/or intermolecular polysaccharide cross-links by dimerization was shown by the isolation and characterization of diferulic acid oligosaccharides from monocotyledonous plants. In this study, two diferulic acid oligosaccharides were isolated from the enzymatic hydrolyzate of seeds of the dicotyledonous pseudocereal quinoa by gel permeation chromatography and preparative HPLC and unambiguously identified by LC-MS(2) and 1D/2D NMR spectroscopy. The isolated oligosaccharides are comprised of 5-5- and 8-O-4-diferulic acid linked to the O2-position of the nonreducing residue of two (1→5)-linked arabinobioses. To get insight into the structure and the degree of phenolic acid substitution of the diferuloylated polysaccharides, polymeric sugar composition, glycosidic linkages, and polysaccharide-bound monomeric phenolic acids and diferulic acids were analyzed. This study demonstrates that diferulic acids are involved into intramolecular and/or intermolecular cross-linking of arabinan chains and may have a major impact on cell wall architecture of quinoa and other dicotyledonous plants of the order of Caryophyllales.
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- Daniel Wefers
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, 1334 Eckles Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Wefers D, Tyl CE, Bunzel M. Correction to Neutral Pectin Side Chains of Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) Contain Long, Partially Branched Arabinans and Short Galactans, Both with Terminal Arabinopyranoses. J Agric Food Chem 2015; 63:6651-6652. [PMID: 26176260 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b03233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Hildebrand AA, Kohn BN, Pfeiffer E, Wefers D, Metzler M, Bunzel M. Conjugation of the mycotoxins alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether in tobacco suspension cells. J Agric Food Chem 2015; 63:4728-36. [PMID: 25912034 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b00806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The mycotoxins alternariol (AOH) and alternariol-9-O-methyl ether (AME) carry three and two phenolic hydroxyl groups, respectively, which makes them candidates for the formation of conjugated metabolites in plants. Such conjugates may escape routine methods of analysis and have therefore been termed masked or, more recently, modified mycotoxins. We report now that AOH and AME are extensively conjugated in suspension cultures of tobacco BY-2 cells. Five conjugates of AOH were identified by MS and NMR spectroscopy as β-D-glucopyranosides (attached in AOH 3- or 9-position) as well as their 6'-malonyl derivatives, and as a gentiobiose conjugate. For AME, conjugation resulted in the d-glucopyranoside (mostly attached in the AME 3-position) and its 6'- and 4'-malonyl derivatives. Pronounced differences were noted for the quantitative pattern of AOH and AME conjugates as well as for their phytotoxicity. Our in vitro study demonstrates for the first time that masked mycotoxins of AOH and AME can be formed in plant cells.
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- Andreas A Hildebrand
- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Daniel Wefers
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, U.S.A
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Wefers D, Tyl CE, Bunzel M. Neutral Pectin side chains of Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) contain long, partially branched Arabinans and short galactans, both with terminal arabinopyranoses. J Agric Food Chem 2015; 63:707-15. [PMID: 25529336 DOI: 10.1021/jf505283x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Amaranth is a pseudocereal of high nutritional value, including a high dietary fiber content. Amaranth dietary fiber was suggested to contain large amounts of neutral rhamnogalacturonan I side chains. In this study, endo-arabinanase and endo-galactanase were used to liberate arabinan and galactan oligosaccharides from amaranth fiber. The liberated oligosaccharides were identified by high-performance anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD) and HPLC-MS(n) using standard compounds, which were isolated from amaranth, sugar beet, potato, and red clover sprouts and characterized by one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. It was demonstrated that insoluble amaranth arabinans have linear and branched areas, with the O-3 position being the dominant branching point. Minor amounts of branches at position O-2 and double substitution were also found. Amaranth arabinans were also demonstrated to contain terminal α-(1→5)-linked l-arabinopyranose units. In addition, it was evidenced that galactans from amaranth seeds are composed of β-(1→4)-linked d-galactopyranose units, which can also be terminated with l-arabinopyranose units. In direct comparison to structural elucidation of amaranth fiber by using methylation analysis, the advantage of the enzymatic approach over methylation analysis was demonstrated.
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- Daniel Wefers
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Adenauerring 20a, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Arabinans and galactans are neutral pectic side chains and an important part of the cell walls of dicotyledonous plants. To get a detailed insight into their fine structure, various oligosaccharides were isolated from quinoa, potato galactan, and sugar beet pulp after enzymatic treatment. LC-MS(2) and one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy were used for unambiguous structural characterization. It was demonstrated that arabinans contain β-(1→3)-linked arabinobiose as a side chain in quinoa seeds, while potato galactan was comprised of β-(1→4)-linked galactopyranoses which are interspersed with α-(1→4)-linked arabinopyranoses. Additionally, an oligosaccharide with two adjacent arabinofuranose units O2-substituted with two ferulic acid monomers was characterized. The isolated oligosaccharides gave further insight into the structures of pectic side chains and may have an impact on plant physiology and dietary fiber fermentation.
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- Daniel Wefers
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN, USA
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe, Germany
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Pfeiffer E, Wefers D, Hildebrand AA, Fleck SC, Metzler M. Catechol metabolites of the mycotoxin zearalenone are poor substrates but potent inhibitors of catechol-O-methyltransferase. Mycotoxin Res 2013; 29:177-83. [DOI: 10.1007/s12550-013-0165-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Revised: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Steinhausen HC, Wefers D. [Personality of the physically handicapped child and adolescent]. Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr 1978; 27:161-4. [PMID: 151274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Intelligence structure and personality were assessed in a sample of 104 physically disabled children of normal intelligence (IQ is greater than or equal to 85). Findings were compared to those of healthy controls matched by age, sex, rank order and number of siblings and socioeconomic status. Physically handicapped children had lower scores in all subtests of a multi-factorial intelligence test. Furthermore five different subgroups of physically disabled children could be discriminated along one factor marked by different variables of visual perception. Personality of the total group of handicapped children was different when compared to normal controls. This specific personality pattern may be labeled: lack of emotional integration into social environment without conflict. Various subgroups of physically handicapped children differed only little as far as personality is concerned.
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