Author(s): FUGITA, F. L. S.; MELO, I. S. de; MORAES, L. A. B.

Summary: Rhamnolipids are potent natural glycolipid biosurfactants often biosynthesized by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains through the fermentation process. As biologically produced molecules, Rhamnolipids are generally reported to have less impact on the environment than conventional surfactants, are usually much better biodegradable and show less toxicity than synthetic surfactants. Rhamnolipids are consisted by one or two L-rhamnose molecules as the hydrophilic portion (Monorhamnolipids (Rha-C10? C10) and Dirhamnolipids (Rha-Rha-C10?C10)) and by a fatty acid moiety, saturaded or insaturated, with range between C8 and C12[1] as the hydrophobic portion. Many Rhamnolipids have been established as an effective source against Gram-negative, Gram-positive bacteria, fungi [1] and insects [2]. Pseudomonas sp. LPNMS 012 showed an antifungal activity on antagonism and antibiosis bioassay against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Figure A-B). Pseudomonas sp. LPNMS 012 was fermented for five days on PD medium, at 200 rpm and 28 ºC. After that, the culture medium was submitted to solid phase extraction at C18 resin and extracted with methanol. The crude extract generated was analyzed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry (Acquity Xevo TQ-S, Waters) in both ESI+ and ESI- modes. The mass spectra (Figure C) displayed an arrangement of peaks appointed to Dirhamnolipid (Figure B) (m/z 673 [M+Na+]+ and m/z 649 [M-H+]-). The chromatogram also displayed a pattern of separation of Monorhamnolipids (527 m/z) and Dirhamnolipid (673 m/z) in ESI+ mode (Figure D).

Publication year: 2017

Types of publication: Abstract in annals or event proceedings

Unit: Embrapa Environment

Keywords: Fungicida, Rhamnolipids