Production of Plant Protein Concentrate and Yeast Biomass from Radish Greens

무청즙액을 이용한 녹엽단백질과 효모균체의 생산

Radish green juice was used as a dual source for the production of plant protein precipitate and Candida utilis biomass. Precipitates ranging from 10.0 to 16.5g were obtained from a liter of radish green juice by heating at 80-10$0^{\circ}C$C for 1 to 10 min or by modification of the pH of radish green juice. Crude protein content of the precipitate was between 25 and 38%. The residue remaining after protein precipitation was used in turn for the cultivation of the yeast, C. utilis, in order to produce yeast biomass. C. utilis grew well in radish green residual juice and completed growth within 24 hr at 3$0^{\circ}C$ and 200rpm in shake flask experiments. Maximum dry cell weight obtainable from a liter of radish green residual juice was 19.5g, when the yeast was grown on the juice residue diluted 3 times or more with water to make sugar content be equal to or less than about 1.0%. Supplementation of 3-fold diluted radish green residual juice with yeast extract and (NH$_4$)SO$_4$ enhanced yeast biomass production and cell protein content significantly. Total high protein material obtainable from a liter of radish green juice was 33.0g.

무청즙액을 식물녹엽단백질의 생산과 효모의 균체생산을 위한 두가지 목적으로 이용하는 연구를 하였다. 무청즙액을 80-10$0^{\circ}C$로 가열하거나 pH를 조정하여 침전시켰을 때 침전물의 양은 모두 무청즙액 1리터당 10.0-16.5g(평균 13.5g)이었고 이 침전물의 조단백질 함량은 25-30%이었다. 단백질을 침전시켜 제거한 여액은 전당의 함량이 1.0%정도 되게 희석하여 효모 Candida utilis를 배양하였을 때 무청 여액원액 1리터당 최고 19.59의 효모균체를 생산할 수 있었다. 따라서 무청즙액 1리터로부터 생산할 수 있는 고단백질자원은 33g이었다.