Rhamnolipid

Ionic species* (m/z)

Extra cellular amount† (104 Area /OD600)

Intra cellular amount‡ (104 Area /OD600)

 

H103

H636

H636O

H103

H636

H636O

Rha-C10-C10

503

12.3 ± 1.1

ND

11.3 ± 1.9

ND

ND

ND

Rha-C10-C12:1

529

3.9 ± 0.2

ND

2.2 ± 0.3

ND

ND

ND

Rha-C12-C10

531

2.9 ± 0.1

ND

2 ± 0.2

ND

ND

ND

Rha-Rha-C8-C10 Rha-Rha-C10-C8

621

32.5 ± 7.4

ND

24.9 ± 5.2

ND

ND

ND

Rha-Rha-C8-C12:1

647

3.1 ± 0.7

ND

1.9 ± 0.1

ND

ND

ND

Rha-Rha-C10-C10

649

502.4 ± 14.5

ND

321.7 ± 55.4

13.2 ± 6.3

5.1 ± 2.2

41.5 ± 12.8

Rha-Rha-C10-C12:1

675

138.1 ± 18.1

3.3 ± 0.3

113.8 ± 13.7

5.5 ± 2.2

1.5 ± 0.7

16.1 ± 5.5

Rha-Rha-C10-C12, Rha-Rha-C12-C10

677

662.9 ± 3.6

13.2 ± 1.5

257.5 ± 16.6

15.4 ± 6.3

5.6 ± 2.8

56.9 ± 19.4

Rha-Rha-C12-C12:1

703

15.6 ± 3.3

ND

12.7 ± 1.2

0.9 ± 0.5

0.8 ± 0.1

3.7 ± 1.4

Rha-Rha-C12-C12

705

42.9 ± 25.2

1.7 ± 0.2

18.7 ± 1.5

2.9± 0.2

1.7 ± 0.1

5.3 ± 1.7

Total amount of rhamnolipids

 

1416.7 ± 74.2

18.2 ± 2

766.8 ± 1.5

37.9 ± 15.5

14.7 ± 5.9

123.5 ± 40.8

Table 2: Rhamnolipid amounts produced by P. aeruginosa H103, H636 and H636O grown to stationary phase in LB medium. ND: values not detected. Threshold: <0.8 x 104 Area/OD600. *Ionic species leading to LC/MS peaks.† Rhamnolipids assayed from culture supernatants. ‡ Rhamnolipids assayed from cell pellets. †,‡ The LC/MS peak surface areas were divided by the OD600 values of the cultures. Each value is the average of three independent experiments.