Effects of Culture Environments on Alkaline Protease Biosynthesis in Streptomyces sp.

Streptomyces속 세균에서 호염기성 단백질 분해효소 생합성에 미치는 배양환경의 영향

The aims of the present study were to evaluate the effects of culture conditions on the biosynthesis of extra-cellular alkaline protease in Streptomyces sp. The formation of aerial mycelia and spores were compared with the protease production in order to know the relations between the alkaline protease and the cell differentiation. As results, it was found that substrate concentration was very critical to regulate the formation of the protease, aerial mycelia, and spores, which were resulted from the changes of culture pH to acid. When the culture pH was adjusted with phosphate buffer from pH 6 to pH 9, the alkaline protease production was increased as the culture pH increased whereas aerial mycelia and spore formation were reversely related to the culture pH. Therefore, it was thought that the culture pH was an important factor to regulate the alkaline protease synthesis.

토양에서 분리한 방사균 주에서 호염기성 단백질 분해효소의 생합성과 세포분화와의 관계를 규명하고자 기균사와 포자의 형성, 그리고 단백질 분해효소의 생산에 대한 배양조건의 영향을 조사하였다. 그 결과, 기질의 농도가 단백질 분해효소, 포자, 그리고 기균사의 형성의 조절에 매우 중요하며 이것은 배양액의 pH가 산성으로 변화기 문임을 알았다. 인산염완충용액을 이용하여 배양액의 pH를 6으로부터 9로 조정하여 주었을 때 단백질 분해효소의 생성은 pH가 증가함에 따라 증가하였다. 이와 같은 결과로부터 배양액의 pH가 호염기성 단백질 분해효소 생합성의 조절에 중요한 요소로 작용한다고 판단하였다. 판단하였다.