We determined the molecular weight of EPS by high-performance gel permeation chromatography (HP-GPC; Agilent Technologies
1260 Infinity) equipped with columns
PL-aquagel-OH 60 and
PL-aquagel-OH 30 connected in series (length 300 mm and particle size 15 and 8 μm, respectively) (Agilent, United States). The HP-GPC was equipped with a differential refractometer and a UV detector, which was set at 280 nm. For the elution, 0.1 M of NaNO
3 and NaN
3 (0.02% w/v) (Honeywell Fluka
TM, United States) were used. The eluent was degassed and filtered through 0.1 μm pore size membrane filters (MF-Millipore
TM, United States). The EPS samples were dissolved in eluent at 1 mg/ml concentration and filtered through 0.2 μm filters. A 100 μl of EPS solution was injected into the HP-GPC, flow rate was adjusted to 0.5 ml/min, and the temperature of the columns was maintained at 30°C. The polyethylene glycol standards were used to calibrate the system (EasiVial PEG/PEO, pre-weighted calibration kit, 2 ml, Agilent, United States). The HP-GPC analysis was performed in duplicate.
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