For the study of the production and availability of biopolymer from Bacillus polymyxa YU-101, its rheological properties were investigated in comparison with other polysaccharides. The intrinsic viscosity of the biopolymer was 35.18 dL/g, showing the characteristics of the polyelectrolyte. The chain stiffness of the biopolymer was 0.55, which was expected to be extremely flexible, and the coil overlap parameter and the critical concentration were 0.722 and 0.15 dL/g, respectively. The activation energy of the biopolymer calculated by intrinsic viscosity showed two linear relationships at 50oC. Biopolymer showed pseudoplastic flow characteristics with increasing shear rate. At a concentration of 0.5% (w/w), the consistency index was 660.39 mPa·S and the flow behavior index was 0.765 and 0.4 at the shear rates of 0-11.7 s-1 and 11.7-105.3 s-1, respectively, similar to guar gum. At the shear rate of 58.5 s-1, the apparent viscosity of the biopolymer with the change of pH showed an abrupt increase in the range of acidity. In addition, the apparent viscosity of the biopolymer showed the maximum value at the 0.3%(w/w) concentration of salt, increased only by sucrose in the tested sugars.

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• 장재권(청강문화산업대학교 푸드스쿨 식품영양전공) | Jae-Kweon Jang (Dept. of Food Nutrition, Chungkang College of Cultural Industries) Corresponding author