A Study on the Production of Yeast Utilizing Ethanol as a Sole Carbon Source

Ethanol 이용 미생물에 의한 단세포 단백질 생산에 관한연구

In order to obtain the basic informations on the production of single cell protein from ethanol, 145 yeast strains utilizing ethanol as a sole carbon source were isolated from 32 soil samples in Korea. A yeast strain showing the highest cell yield among the isolated strains was selected and identified. The optimum culture condition, utilization of other carbon sources and the cultural characteristics for the selected yeast, and the chemical analysis of the yeast cell composition, and utilization of ethanol by the selected yeast were investigated. All the culture was carried out in the shaking flasks. The results obtained were as follows: 1. The selected yeast strain was identified as Debaryomyces nicotianae-SNU 72. 2. The optimum composition of the medium for the selected yeast is : Ethanol 40 ml, Urea 0.5 g, Potassium phosphate (dibasic) 0.5 g, Ammoium phosphate (monobasic) 0.15 g, Magnesium sulfate 0.05 g, Calcium chloride 0.01g, Yeast extract 0.005 g, Tap water 1000 ml. 3. The optimum pH was 5.0-5.5, the optimum temperature $30-33^{\circ}C$ and the aerobic state was unimportant. 4. Utilization of methanol, n-propanol, iso-propanol, n-butanol, iso-butanol, tert-amyl alcohol and acetic acid by the selected yeast was very weak. So substitution of the subtrate was thought to be impossible. 5. Studies on the propagation of the yeast cells showed that the lag phase of the yeast cells lasted 16 hours, and the logarithmic growth phase extended 16 to 28 hours. The specific growth rate was about $0.19\;hr^{-1}$ and the doubling time was 3.6 hours during the logarithmic growth phase. 6. As the result of the chemical analysis of the dry yeast cells, the content rate of the crude protein was 55.19 %, the content of others was similar to the average content of the yeast component. 7. After 34 hours cultivation, under the optimum culture condition investigated, the dry cell yield against the amount of the added ethanol was 53.4 % (W/V%), the dry cell yield against the amount of the utilized ethanol was 73.6 % (W/V%), the evaporation rate of ethanol was about 19.1 %.

Ethanol을 이용하여 효모균체를 생산할 목적으로 전국 각지의 32점의 토양시료에서 145개 균주를 분리하고 그중 ethanol자화능이 가장 우수한 균주를 선정하여 동정하였다. 그 선정균주에 대해서 배양상의 최적조건, 각종 탄소원의 이용성, 균체증식 경과, 균체의 화학적 조성, ethan긴의 이용을등을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. Ethanol 이용효모로 가장 우수한 균주는 Debaryomyces nicotianae-SUN 72로 동정되었다. 2. 선정균주의 최적 배지조성은 다음과 같다. ethanol진농도 8% 이상에서는 분명한 생육저혜를 일으켰으며 또한 생장요소로서 yeast extract 0.005%를 첨가한 효과는 현저하였고 $Mg^#$와 $Ca^#$ 첨가구는 균체생산애 앙호한 결과를 보였으나 그이외의 무기물 첨가는 블필요하였다. Ethanol 40m1, $(NH_2)_2CO$ 0.5g, $K_2HHPO_4$ 0.15g $NH_4H_2PO_4$ 0.15g, $MgSO_4\;7H_2O$ 0.05g, Tap water 1000m1. 3. 선정균주의 배양 최적조건은 $pH\;5.0{\sim}5.5$, 온도 $30{\sim}33^{\circ}^C이고 통기의 효과는 정치 배양의 경우 보다는 양호하였다. 4. Ethanol 이용성 효모인 본균주의 각종 다른 alcohol 및 acetic acid에 대한 균체생육은 저조하여 기질의 대체는 곤란하였다. 5. 선정호모균주의 lag phase는 16시간 까지이고 다음 28시간 까지가 대수기였으며 이때에 비증식율은 $1.9hr^{-1}$이고 doubling time은 3.6시간이었다. 6. 균체성분은 조단백질이 55.19%였으며 기타 조성은 효모의 펀균조성에 준하였다. 7. 본 선정효모균주의 검토된 최적조건으로 34시간 배양한 결과 사용한 ethanol에 대한 균체수율은 53.4%, 소비된 ethanol량에 대한 균체수율은 73.6%, 배양중 ethanol휘발량은 약 19.1%였다.