The High Production of Cellulolytic Enzymes using Cellulosic Wastes by a Fungus, strain FJ1.

A filamentous microorganism, strain FJ1, was isolated from completely rotten wood for the production of cellulolytic enzymes. For the production of the enzymes, cellulolsic wastes were used as carbon sources of strain FJ1 and rice straw showed higher enzyme activities than sawdust and pulp. The activities of CMCase, xylanase, $\beta$-glucosidase, and avicelase were 2.95, 5.89, 0.45, and 0.12 unit/ml by use of rice straw, respectively. To enhance production of the enzymes, the mixture substrate of rice straw and cellulosic materials were investigated as carbon sources. The highest activities of CMCase, $\beta$-glucosidase, and avicelase were found in the mixture of rice straw (0.5%, w/v) and avicel (0.5%, w/v), and the highest xylanase was obtained at the mixture ratio of 0.71%(w/v) and 0.29%(w/v). Addition of 0.1%(w/v) peptone showed enhanced production of the cellulolytic enzymes in which the activities of CMCase, xylanase, $\beta$-glucosidase, and avicelase were 19.23, 27.18, 1.28, and 0.53 unit/ml, respectively. The production of the enzymes using rice straw was efficiently induced in the presence of avicel and pulp containing cellulose. In particular, a medium composed of rice straw (0.5%, w/v) and pulp (0.5%, w/v) yielded larger cellulolytic enzymes: CMCase 24.3 unit/ml, xylanase 38.7 unit/ml, $\beta$-glucosidase 1.5 unit/ml, and avicelase 0.6 unit/ml. The filamentous microorganism, strain FJ1 utilized various cellulosic wastes as carbon sources and will be expected as a favorable candidate for biological saccharification of cellulosic wastes.

섬유소폐기물을 이용한 사상균 FJ1의 섬유소 분해효소의 고생산

섬유소 폐기물의 생물학적 당화를 위해 분리한 사상균 FJ1은 섬유소 분해효소의 생산성이 뛰어난 신규의 유망한 셀룰라아제 생산균주로 잠정적으로 평가되었다. 사상균 FJ1의 셀룰라아제 생산을 위한 배지조성은, 질소원으로서 0.1% peptone을 사용하였을 경우와, avicel 및 섬유소 폐기물인 볏짚을 혼합하여 사용한 경우 높은 효소생산성을 나타냈다. 경제적인 효소생산을 위한 기질로 섬유소 폐기물의 농도와 혼합비는 1%(w/v)농도에서 볏짚과 펄프를 각각 0.5%(w/v)와 0.5%(w/v)으로 사용하였을 경우 CMCase, xylanase, $\beta$-glucosidase, avicelase의 효소 활성은 각각 24.3, 38.7, 1.5, 0.6 unit/ml 이었다. 이러한 효소생산성은 섬유소 폐기물의 생물학적 당화기술에 크게 기여할 수 있으리라 사료된다.