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http://dx.doi.org/10.4014/kjmb.1410.10006

Production of Violacein by a Novel Bacterium, Massilia sp. EP15224 Strain  

Yoon, Sang-Hong (Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Baek, Hee-Jin (Avian Disease Department, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency)
Kwon, Soon-Wu (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Lee, Chang-Muk (Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Sim, Joon-Soo (Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Hahn, Bum-Soo (Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Koo, Bon-Sung (Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
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Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters / v.42, no.4, 2014 , pp. 317-323 More about this Journal
Abstract
Violacein has received much attention due to its various important biological activities, including broad-spectrum antibacterial and antifungal activity, anti-malarial, anti-tumoral, anti-oxidant, and anti-diarrheal activities. EP15224 strain isolated from forest soils in Korea was found to be a new species belonged to the genus Massilia based on its 16S ribosomal DNA sequences. The 16S ribosomal DNA of strain EP15224 displayed 97% homology with Massilia sp. BS-1, the nearest violacein-producing bacterium. Strain EP15224 produced bluish-purple pigment well in a synthetic MM2 medium containing glucose, $(NH_4)_2SO_4$, $Na_2HPO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$, $KH_2PO_4$, $MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$, and 1 mM $\small{L}$-tryptophan. The chemical analysis of the pigment by LC/MS/MS showed that it is violacein with molecular weight of 343.34. This is the second report on the production of violacein by a Massilia species. In this study, the optimal culture conditions for violacein production were established under which 280 mg/l crude violacein was produced : glucose 2 g/l, $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ 1 g/l, $Na_2HPO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$ 2 g/l, $KH_2PO_4$ 1 g/l, $MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$ 0.1 g/l, L-tryptophan 0.24 g/l, 25 ml medium in a 250 ml flask, with an inoculumn size of 10% (v/v), 72 h of cultivation with 250 rpm at $25^{\circ}C$.
Keywords
Violacein; purple-pigment; Massilia sp.;
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