Solubility Enhancement of Salicylic Acid by Complexation with Succinoglycan Monomers Isolated from Sinorhizobium meliloti

E-mail: shjung@konkuk.ac.krReceived March 8, 2012, Accepted March 22, 2012Key Words : Succinoglycan monomer, Sinorhizobium meliloti, Salicylic acid, Phase solubility, Differentialscanning calorimetryThe nitrogen fixation soil bacteria Sinorhizobium meliloti(Rm 1021, S. meliloti) produce acidic exopolysaccharide(EPS), which may play a crucial role in the development ofthe root nodule symbiosis between bacterium and legumesof Alfalfa.