Isolation of Mutants in Rhizopus nigricans by Chemical Mutagens

화학적 돌연변이원에 의한 Rhizopus nigricans의 돌연변이주 분리

In order to isolate mutants in Rhizopus nigricans, the optimal treatment conditions for the chemical mutagens, N-Methyl-N'-Nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine(MNNG) and Ethyl Methane Sulphonate(EMS), were explored. When MNNG was used as the chemical mutagen, the optimum concentration and treatment time for the best mutation frequency were $125{\mu}g/ml$ and 60 minutes, respectively. Under the optimum conditions for MNNG, the survival rate was 0.1-1.0%. The leucine auxotroph could be isolated. The phenotypic characteristics of the three mutants prepared are as follows; shortened sporangiophore, spiral sporangiophore, and reduced size of sporangium and sporangiospore. However, EMS as the chemical mutagen was ineffective for this species.

R. nigricans Ehrenberg의 돌연변이주를 분리하기 위하여 화학적인 돌연변이원인 N-Methyl-N'-Nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine(MNNG)과 Ethyl Methane Sulphonate(EMS)의 최적 처리 조건을 조사하였을 때, MNNG농도는 $125{\mu}g/ml$, 처리시간이 60분일 때 돌연변이율이 가장 높은 생존율 0.1-1.0%를 나타내었다. MNNG를 이용하여 영양요구성 돌연변이주 Leucine auxotroph를 분리하였으며, 포자낭병의 길이가 축소된 것, 포자낭병의 모양이 나선형으로 변한 것, 그리고 포자낭과 포자낭포자의 크기가 감소된 것 등 세 가지 형태적 변이주를 분리하였다.