Optimization of C/N ratio for production of heteropolysaccharide-7 by Beijerinckia indica

  • Kim, Hyeon-Suk (Faculty of Natural Resources and Life Science, College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Dong-A University) ;
  • Lee, Nam-Gyu (Faculty of Natural Resources and Life Science, College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Dong-A University) ;
  • Lee, Yu-Jeong (Reserch Center of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, KBP Co., LTD.) ;
  • Sin, Myeong-Gyo (Textile and Cleaner Production Center, Korean Institute of Industrial Technology) ;
  • Jeong, Jeong-Han (Faculty of Natural Resources and Life Science, College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Dong-A University) ;
  • Lee, Jin-U (Faculty of Natural Resources and Life Science, College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Dong-A University)
  • Published : 2000.11.09

Abstract

Heteropolysaccharide-7 (PS-7) was produced by Beijerinckia indica HS-2001 under aerobic condition. Production of PS-7 was investigated under various ratios of glucose as carbon source to ammonium nitrate as nitrogen source. Maximal production of PS-7 was 7.13 g/l when concentrations of glucose and ammonium nitrate were 10 g/l and 0.3 g/l, respectively. But its conversion rate from glucose was as low as 7 %. The highest conversion rate of PS-7 was 46% when those of glucose and ammonium nitrate were 1.0 g/l and 0.3 g/l, respectively.

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