Emulsifier of Arthrobacter RAG-1: isolation and emulsifying properties
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 37 (3), 402-408
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.37.3.402-408.1979
Abstract
The oil-degrading Arthrobacter sp. RAG-1 produced an extracellular nondialyzable emulsifying agent when grown on hexadecane, ethanol or acetate medium. The emulsifier was prepared by 2 procedures: heptane extraction of the cell-free culture medium and precipitation with (NH4)2SO4. A convenient assay was developed for measurement of emulsifier concentrations between 3-75 .mu.g/ml. The rate of emulsion formation was proportional to hydrocarbon and emulsifier concentrations. Above pH 6, activity was dependent upon divalent cations; half-maximum activity was obtained in the presence of 1.5 mM Mg2+. With a ratio of gas oil to emulsifier of 50, stable emulsions were formed with average droplet sizes of less than 1 .mu.m. Emulsifier production was parallel to growth on either hydrocarbon or nonhydrocarbon substrates during the exponential phase but production continued after growth ceased.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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