• KSBB Journal
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.307-313
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• 2001

The effects of agitaion and aeration on mycelial growth, exo-polysaccharide (EPS) production, and substrate consumption upon the submerged cultivation of G. lucidum were investigated, and the batch kinetics of the EPS fermentation of G. lucidum were interpreted as function of agitation speed and aeration rate. In a 2.6 L jar fermenter system, the optimum agitation speed and aeration rate for EPS production were determined to be 400 rpm and 1.0 vvm, respectively. The maximum production of EPS obtained was 15 g/L. The logistic model for mycelial growth fitted the experimental data better than that determined by the Monod and the two-thirds power models. The Luedeking-Piret equation adequately modelled the kinetic data obtained for product and substrate.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.92-99
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• 2012

The optimal physical factors affecting enzyme production in an airlift fermenter have not been studied so far. Therefore, the physical parameters such as aeration rate, pH, and temperature affecting PLA-degrading enzyme production by Actinomadura keratinilytica strain T16-1 in a 3 l airlift fermenter were investigated. The response surface methodology (RSM) was used to optimize PLA-degrading enzyme production by implementing the central composite design. The optimal conditions for higher production of PLA-degrading enzyme were aeration rate of 0.43 vvm, pH of 6.85, and temperature at $46^{\circ}C$. Under these conditions, the model predicted a PLA-degrading activity of 254 U/ml. Verification of the optimization showed that PLA-degrading enzyme production of 257 U/ml was observed after 3 days cultivation under the optimal conditions in a 3 l airlift fermenter. The production under the optimized condition in the airlift fermenter was higher than un-optimized condition by 1.7 folds and 12 folds with un-optimized medium or condition in shake flasks. This is the first report on the optimization of environmental conditions for improvement of PLA-degrading enzyme production in a 3 l airlift fermenter by using a statistical analysis method. Moreover, the crude PLA-degrading enzyme could be adsorbed to the substrate and degraded PLA powder to produce lactic acid as degradation products. Therefore, this incident indicates that PLA-degrading enzyme produced by Actinomadura keratinilytica NBRC 104111 strain T16-1 has a potential to degrade PLA to lactic acid as a monomer and can be used for the recycle of PLA polymer.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.303-311
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• 2009

Bi-staged pH process 하의 jar fermenter system에서 영지의 액체배양 시 효율적인 균사체 및 세포의 다당 생산을 위한 용존산소의 영향을 조사하고, 산소이동용량계수와 발효조 조작변수와의 상관관계를 해석하여 scale up의 조건을 검토, 확립하였다. 교반속도에 따른 용존산소의 농도변화를 살펴본 결과, hi-staged pH process에서 배양 $2{\sim}4$일에 용존 산소의 급격한 감소를 보였으나 용존 산소의 제한은 일어나지 않고, 다시 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 교반속도가 증가할수록 감소 폭과 깊이는 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 다당 생성은 대수 증식기 이후의 용존 산소농도가 $40{\sim}80%$ 범위일 때 가장 높았으며, 이 보다 낮거나 높은 경우 다당의 생성은 저해되었다. 교반 및 통기에 따른 산소이동용량계수 ($k_La$)와 통기속도 (Vs), 교반속도 (N) 및 impeller 지름 (Di)의 자료로부터 중회귀분석한 결과, 이들 사이의 관계는 다음 식으로 표현할 수 있었다. $$k_La=0.555{\times}Vs^{0.42}{\times}(N^3{\times}Di^2)^{0.33}\;(R^2=0.925,\;p<0.05)$$ 2.6 L 발효조의 경우, 15.43 g/L의 최대 다당 생산량은 400 rpm 및 1 vvm에서 얻어졌으며, 2.6 L 발효조의 최적 산소이동용량계수 값을 적용한 20 및 75 L 발효조에서의 scale up 시험 결과는 서로 잘 일치하였다. 최대의 다당생성을 위한 산소전달계수의 감은 $85.4{\pm}26.70\;h^{-1}$이었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.364-368
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• 1998

The optimum conditions of the production of exo-polymer by Ganoderma lucidum WK-003 and it's hepatoprotective effect was studied. Optimum conditions for the production of exo-polymer (3.18 g/$\ell$) by using shaken flask culture of G. lucidum WK-003 were pH 4.5, 30$^{\circ}C$, 120 rpm for 18 days cultivation. Also exo-polymer productio (7.15 g/$\ell$) was optimized by 5$\ell$ jar fermenter cultivation with condition of pH 4.5, 30$^{\circ}C$, 200 rpm, 1.0 vvm for 6 days cultivation. Glutamic pyruvic transaminase(GPT) activities in serum of intoxicated Sprague-Dawley rat were decreased from 704 IU/L to 330 IU/L by oral administration of the exo-polymer (20mg/kg$.$day)f or 4 consecutive days.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.439-442
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• 2011

1,2-propanediol (1,2-PD) is a commodity chemical that is currently produced from petrochemical derivatives. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is well characterized and a successful industrial microorganism to enable the improvement of the 1,2-propanediol production by metabolic engineering. A recombinant S. cerevisiae M3G3 was used to produce 1,2-propanediol. S. cerevisiae M3G3 is the diploid strain that contains 3 copies of mgs (methylglyoxal synthase) and gldA (glycerol dehydrogenase). S. cerevisiae M3G3 was cultivated at various culture conditions by changing culture temperature, glucose concentration, and inducer concentration. Also the effect of induction time was studied to optimize the production of 1,2-propanediol. Batch and fed-batch cultivation of S. cerevisiae M3G3 was performed by using a 5 L jar fermenter. The highest concentration of 1,2-propanediol in batch cultivation was 0.86 g/L and it was further improved to 1.33 g/L in fed-batch cultivation.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.274-279
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• 2000

한지자숙폐액을 사료첨가효모의 생산기질로 재이용할 수 있는 가를 검토하기 위하여 사료첨가효모제품으로부터 분리한 Sacch­a aromyces CereVlSlae종을 한지자숙폐액에 배양하였다. 자숙폐액원액에서는 균이 증식하지 못하였으나, 희석액에서는 증식하였으 며, 증류수로 7.5배 희석시 최대증식을 보였다. Jar fennenter배양 에서의 최대총균수는 $1.34{\times}107/mL$이었으며, 최대생균수는 $1.1{\times}107/mL$이었다. 배양액의 균체농도를 증가시키기 위하여 배양중 에 자숙폐액원액을 침가하여 총균수를 최대 $8.2{\times}107/mL$까지 증 가시킬 수 있었다. 지숙폐액원액과 함께 $(NH_4)_2S0_4 및 KH_2P0_4$ 까지 첨가함으로써 최대균체농도에 도달하는 시간을 단축시킬 수 있었다.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제20권A호
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• pp.45-50
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• 2000

A submerged cultivation of Ganoderma lucidum was carried out in an air-lift fermenter system, and the effects of different pH processes on extracellular branched ${\beta}$-1,3-glucan(EPS) production and mycelial growth(MDW) were investigated. The controlled pH process improved the production of branched ${\beta}$-1,3-glucan and biomass in comparison to the uncontrolled pH process. However, the maximum production of branched ${\beta}$-1,3-glucan were obtained by the bi-staged pH process. From these results, we confirmed that the bi-staged pH process was the most effective for improving the production of branched ${\beta}$-1,3-glucan from submerged culture of G. lucidum.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 추계학술발표대회 및 bio-venture fair
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• pp.287-290
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• 2000

회분배양에서 교반속도와 통기량에 대한 영향을 살펴본 결과 400 rpm과 1.0 vvm의 조건에서 균체량은 25.1 g/L, 다당체는 2.5 g/L로 가장 높게 생성되었다. 회분배양을 기초로 균체량과 다당체 생성을 높이기 위해 glucose를 대수기에 공급한 결과 배양 6일째 균체량은 29,2 g/L, 다당체 생성은 3.3 g/L로 회분배양보다 우수한 결과를 보였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.358-365
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• 2015

ε-Poly-L-lysine (ε-PL) is a homopolymer of L-lysine molecules connected between the epsilon amino and alpha carboxyl groups. This polymer is currently used as a natural preservative in food. Insufficient biomass is a major problem in ε-PL fermentation. Here, to improve cell growth and ε-PL productivity, various nitrogen-rich nutrients were supplemented into flask cultures after 16 h cultivation, marking the onset of ε-PL biosynthesis. Yeast extract, soybean powder, corn powder, and beef extract significantly improved cell growth. In terms of ε-PL productivity, yeast extract at 0.5% (w/v) gave the maximum yield (2.24 g/l), 115.4% higher than the control (1.04 g/l), followed by soybean powder (1.86 g/l) at 1% (w/v) and corn powder (1.72 g/l) at 1% (w/v). However, supplementation with beef extract inhibited ε-PL production. The optimal time for supplementation for all nutrients examined was at 16 h cultivation. The kinetics of yeast-extract-supplemented cultures showed enhanced cell growth and production duration. Thus, the most commonly used two-stage pH control fed-batch fermentation method was modified by omitting the pH 5.0-controlled period, and coupling the procedure with nutrient feeding in the pH 3.9-controlled phase. Using this process, by continuously feeding 0.5 g/h of yeast extract, soybean powder, or corn powder into cultures in a 30 L fermenter, the final ε-PL titer reached 28.2 g/l, 23.7 g/l, and 21.4 g/l, respectively, 91.8%, 61.2%, and 45.6% higher than that of the control (14.7 g/l). This describes a promising option for the mass production of ε-PL.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.726-731
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• 1999

It was discovered that ammonium phosphate in the medium played an important role in both growing mycelium and producing exopolysaccharides (EPS) from G. lucidum. In lower concentration levels of ammonium phosphate (0-3 g/l), an improved mycelial growth was observed by maintaining more filamentous morphology than in high concentrations (5-11 g/l). In addition, it was confirmed by comparing the factual dimension and frequency of the area regarding the mycelial pellets. This must be attributed to limitations of nutrient transfer by maintaining filamentous mycelium during the cultivation in a low ammonium phosphate containing medium. On the other hand, the best EPS production was observed in medium with the absence or low concentration of ammonium phosphate. The shear stress of the culture broth was greatly affected by the shear rate, as compared with that of the culture broth with high ammonium phosphate concentration. The rheological characteristics of the fermentation broth and filtrate worked well according to the Herschel-Bulkley model. It was also found that the morphological changes of the mycelium resulting from the ammonium phosphate concentration directly affected the rheological characteristics of the system and resulted in reversely affecting the EPS production levels. Based on these results, it can be concluded that delicate regulation of the ammonium phosphate concentration in the culture media should be provided in order to obtain optimal mycelial growth and/or EPS production.