Abstract
Enzymatic hydrolysis of agar was carried out continuously to produce agarooligosaccharides by immobilized agarase in Packed-Bed Reactor. The reactor was constructed using a acryl tube with an internal diameter of 10 mm and a useful height of 140 mm. The Packed-Bed Reactor was 11 mL reactor volume as its length : diameter ratio was 14 : 1. The operation condition of reaction was performed with an 1 g/L agar concentration at 40$^{\circ}C$, 10 mM MOPS buffer(pH 7.0) and with the flow rate 3 mL∼48 mL/h at a dilution rate of 1.09∼5.45 h$\^$-1/. The hydrolysis products was identified DP6, DP4 and DP2 by HPLC. The conversion rate of agar was about 80% and amount of total agarooligosaccharide was 0.88 mg/mL at Packed-Bed Reactor.
본 연구에서는 고정화된 한천분해효소가 충진된 packed-bed reactor를 이용하여 한천올리고당을 연속생산하였다. Packed-Bed 형 Reactor의 H/D를 조절하여 생산율이 가장 좋은 조건을 살펴 본 결과, H/D=14인 것으로 나타났으며, 한천올리고당의 연속생산시 35 h에서 효소활성반감기를 나타내었다. Packed-Bed Reactor내에서 기질 1 g/L agar, 1unit 고정화효소, 4$0^{\circ}C$, flow rate 24 mL/min 조건하에서 연속반응 시켰을 때, 중합도 4의 한천올리고당이 주로 생산되었으며 중합도 6당, 2당순으로 생산됨을 알 수 있었다. 또한 다중으로 연결된 반응기를 이용한 결과, 기질 1 g/L agar, 4$0^{\circ}C$, 48 mL/min의 조건하에서 41.7 mg/h의 한천올리고당이 생산됨으로서 다중으로 연결하지 않은 반응기보다 2.3배 한천올리고당의 생산율이 증가하였음을 알 수 있었다.
