Abstract
A potent intracellular-lipid-producing yeast, Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis SW-17, was screened out from a variety of arable soils, compost heaps, and fodders, and two strains of excellent extracellular-lipid-producing yeasts, Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis SW-5 and Rhodotorula graminis SW-54, were screened out from the surface of many species of leaves. And then the intra- and extra-cellular lipid productions by those Rhodotorula yeasts were studied. The results were as follows: 1. During the shaking culture of 8 days at $24^{\circ}C$, both the intra- and extra-cellular lipid accumulation started almost at the stationary phase of growth, when the nitrogen source in the medium was a little more than half used up. The intracellular lipid production by Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis SW-17 reached 58.42% (w/w) of dried yeast, and the extracellular lipid production by Rhodotorula graminis SW-54 amounted to 2.62g per liter of the medium. 2. After the carbon and nitrogen sources in the medium were almost consumed, if the yeasts were shake-cultured further in a state of starvation, the yeast cells re-utilized the already produced intra- and extra-cellular lipids and the lipids completely disappeared in the medium in about 90 days. 3. The relative concentration of carbon and nitrogen sources in the media greatly influenced both the intra- and extra-cellular lipid production. When the nitrogen source in the medium was almost used up for the growth of yeast, and excess carbon sources were still available, the lipid production vigorously proceeded. As long as the nitrogen source concentration in the medium was high, the lipid production was greatly suppressed. 4. The optimum pH for both the intra- and extra-cellular lipid production by those yeasts was pH 5.0-6.0. 5. The fatty acid components of the intracellular lipid of Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis SW-17 were myristic, palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids. The largest components of the fatty acids were palmitic acid equivalent to 30-45% of the whole fatty acids and oleic acid equivalent to 35-50%. 6. The fatty acid components of the extracellular lipid of Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis SW-5 and Rhodotorula graminis SW-54 were myristic, palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, linolenic, 3-D-hydroxypalmitic, and 3-D-hydroxystearic acids. The largest components of the fatty acids were 3-D-hydroxypalmitic acid equivalent to 22-25% of the acids and 3-D-hydroxystearic acid equivalent to 13-17%. 7. The polyol component of the intracellular lipids was only glycerol, whereas the polyols of extracellular lipids were glycerol, mannitol, xylitol and arabitol.
토양(土壤), 퇴비(堆肥), 사료(飼料)로부터 세포내지질(細胞內脂質)을 다량생산(多臺生産)하는 효모(酵母)로서 Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis SW-17을 선발(選拔)하였고 또 식물엽(植物葉)에서 세포외(細胞外) 지질(脂質)을 다량생산(多量生産)하는 2균주(菌株)의 효모(酵母) Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis SW-5 및 Rhodotorula graminis SW-54를 분리동정(分離同定)하여 그들의 세포내외(細胞內外) 지질생산(脂質生産)에 관(關)한 기초적(基礎約)인 연구(硏究)를 한바 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 1) $24^{\circ}C$에서 8일간(日間) 진탕 배양(培養)할때 균체증식후(菌體增殖後) 질소성분(蜜素成分)이 어느정도(程度) 소모(消耗)되었을 때부터 지방(脂肪)의 생성(生成)이 시작되었으며 이때 Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis SW-17은 세포내지질(細胞內脂質)을 효모건체(酵母乾體)에 대하여 최고(最高) 58.42%까지 그리고 Rhodotorula graminis SW-54는 세포외(細胞外) 지질(脂質)을 2.62g/l까지 생산(生産)하였다. 2) 배양액중(培養液中)의 탄소원(炭素源)과 질소원(窒素源)이 $4{\sim}5$일(日)에 전부(全部) 소모(消耗)된 후 기아상태(飢餓狀態)에서 $24^{\circ}C$로 계속 진탕배양하면 효모세포(酵母細胞)는 세포내외(細胞內外) 지질(脂質)을 다시 이용(利用)하여 배양(培養) 90일경(日頃)에는 지질(脂質)이 완전(完全) 소모(消耗)되었다. 3) 세포내외(細胞內外) 지질(脂質)의 생함성(生合成)은 탄소원(炭素源)과 질소원(窒素源)의 상대적(相對約)인 농도(濃度)와 밀접(密接)한 관계(關係)가 있어서 질소(窒素)가 효모증식(酵母增殖)에 전부 이용(利用)되어 질소(窒素) 기아상태(飢餓狀態)에서 과잉(過剩)의 탄소원(炭素源)이 있을때 지질(脂質)이 현저하게 생성(生成)되었다. 반대(反對)로 배양액내(培養液內)의 질소농도(室素濃度)를 증가(增加)시키면 지질생산량(脂質生産量)은 현저하게 저하 되었다. 4) 본분리선정(本分離選定)된 효모균주(酵母菌株)의 배양(培養) 및 지질생성(脂質生成) 최적(最適) pH는 $5.0{\sim}6.0$이었다. 5) 본분리선정(本分離選定)된 효모균주(酵母菌株)의 세포내(細胞內) 지질(脂質)은 myristic, palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic, oleic, linoleic 및 linolenic acid로 구성(構成)되었으며 이중(中) palmitic acid $30{\sim}45%$, oleic acid가 $35{\sim}50%$로 가장 많았다. 6) 본분리(本分離) 선정(選定)된 효모균주(酵母菌株)의 세포회(細胞外) 지질(脂質)의 구성지방산(構成脂肪酸)은 myristic, palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, linolenic, 3-D-hydroxypalmitic 및 3-D-hydroxystearic acid로 구성(構成)되었으며 이중(中) 3-D-hydroxypalmitic acid가 22${\sim}$25%, 3-D-hydroxy-stearic acid가 13${\sim}$17%로 가장 많았다. 7) 본분리선정(本分離選定)된 효모균주(酵母菌株)의 세포내(細胞內) 지질(脂質) 구성(構成) polyol은 glycerol뿐이 었으며 세포외(細胞外) 지질(脂質)의 구성(構成) polyol은 glycerol, mannitol, xylitol 및 arabitol 이었다.