• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.972-978
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• 2011

In this study, we investigated the performance of an immobilized ${\beta}$-galactosidase inclusion bodies-containing Escherichia coli cell reactor, where the cells were immobilized in alginate beads, which were then used in repeated-batch operations for the hydrolysis of o-nitrophenyl-${\beta}$-D-galactoside or lactose over the long-term. In particular, in the Tris buffer system, disintegration of the alginate beads was not observed during the operation, which was observed for the phosphate buffer system. The o-nitrophenyl-${\beta}$-D-galactoside hydrolysis was operated successfully up to about 80 h, and the runs were successfully repeated at least eight times. In addition, hydrolysis of lactose was successfully carried out up to 240 h. Using Western blotting analyses, it was verified that the ${\beta}$-galactosidase inclusion bodies were sustained in the alginate beads during the repeated-batch operations. Consequently, we experimentally verified that ${\beta}$-galactosidase inclusion bodies-containing Escherichia coli cells could be used in a repeated-batch reactor as a biocatalyst for the hydrolysis of o-nitrophenyl-${\beta}$-D-galactoside or lactose. It is probable that this approach can be applied to enzymatic synthesis reactions for other biotechnology applications, particularly reactions that require long-term and stable operation.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2003

A Pseudomonas sp. strain NGK1 (NCIM 5120) capable of utilizing salicylate was immobilized in alginate and polyurethane foam (PUF). The degradation rate of salicylate by freely suspended cells was compared with the degradation rate by immobilized cells. In an initial 20 and 40 mM salicylate, free cells ($2{\times}10^{11}\;cfu\;ml^{-1}$) degraded to 16 and 14 mM, alginate-entrapped cells degraded to 18 and 26 mM, and PUF-entrapped cells degraded to 20 and 32 mM salicylate, respectively, in batch cultures. The alginate-and PUF-entrapped cells were used in repeated batch and continuous culture systems. The efficiency of both the immobilized systems f3r the degradation of salicylate was compared. It has been observed that the PUF-entrapped cells could be reused for more than 20 cycles whereas alginate-entrapped cells could be reused for a maximum of only 12 cycles, after which a decrease in degradation rat was observed with the initial 20 and 40 mM salicylate. The continuous degradation of sallcylate by freely suspended cells showed a negligible degradation rate of salicylate when compared with immobilized cells. With the immobilized cells in both alginate and polyurethane foam, the degradation rate increased with an increase in the dilution rate up to $2\;h^{-1}$ for 20 mM, and $1.5\;h^{-1}$ for 40 mM salicylate. The results revealed that PUF-entrapped cells were more efficient for the degradation of salicylate than alginate-entrapped cells and freely suspended cells.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.447-452
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 과일 폐액으로부터 고정화 세포를 이용하여 수소생산을 위한 배양조건을 조사하였다. 각종 과일 폐액 중에 수박 폐액에서 환원당의 함량이 가장 높았으며, 수소생산량은 2319.2 mL/L이었다. 고정화 물질 sodium alginate의 농도와 크기에 따른 수소생산성 효과는 검토범위 내에서는 적었다. 고정화된 비드의 내부 관찰에서 세포가 왕성하게 생육하고 있음을 확인했다. 대사의 효소물질로 이용될 수 있는 각종 아미노산의 첨가는 종류에 관계없이 수소생산성에 영향을 거의 미치지 않았다. 금속이온 $FeSO_4$를 첨가한 결과 최적 농도는 1.2 g/L이고, 1.3배의 수소생산 증가를 나타났다. 수소생산정지 후 배양액의 유기산은 lactic acid와 butyic acid가 가장 많았다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.2098-2105
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• 2016

Massive reserves of methane ($CH_4$) remain unexplored as a feedstock for the production of liquid fuels and chemicals, mainly because of the lack of economically suitable and sustainable strategies for selective oxidation of $CH_4$ to methanol. The present study demonstrates the bioconversion of $CH_4$ to methanol mediated by Type I methanotrophs, such as Methylomicrobium album and Methylomicrobium alcaliphilum. Furthermore, immobilization of a Type II methanotroph, Methylosinus sporium, was carried out using different encapsulation methods, employing sodium-alginate (Na-alginate) and silica gel. The encapsulated cells demonstrated higher stability for methanol production. The optimal pH, temperature, and agitation rate were determined to be pH 7.0, $30^{\circ}C$, and 175 rpm, respectively, using inoculum (1.5 mg of dry cell mass/ml) and 20% of $CH_4$ as a feed. Under these conditions, maximum methanol production (3.43 and 3.73 mM) by the encapsulated cells was recorded. Even after six cycles of reuse, the Na-alginate and silica gel encapsulated cells retained 61.8% and 51.6% of their initial efficiency for methanol production, respectively, in comparison with the efficiency of 11.5% observed in the case of free cells. These results suggest that encapsulation of methanotrophs is a promising approach to improve the stability of methanol production.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.195-206
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• 2014

Immobilization of anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria has been studied to enhance the biomass retention of the slowly growing bacteria and the process stability. The purpose of this study was to compare the nitrogen removal efficiency of granular and immobilized anammox bacteria with poly vinyl alcohol and alginate. The specific anammox activity of the granular, homoginized and immobilized anammox bacteria were $0.016{\pm}0.0002gN/gVSS/d$, $0.011{\pm}0.001gN/gVSS/d$ and $0.007{\pm}0.0005gN/gVSS/d$, respectively. Although the activity decreased to 43.7 % of the original one due to low pH and $O_2$ exposure during the homogination and the immobilization, it was rapidly recovered within 7 days in the following continuous culture. When synthetic T-N concentrations of 100, 200, 400, 800 mg/L were fed, the immobilized anammox bacteria showed higher nitrogen removal efficiencies at all operational conditions than those of granular anammox bacteria. When the sludge retention time was shorten below 30.7 days and the reject water was fed, the nitrite removal efficiency of the granular anammox bacteria dropped to 8 % of the initial value, while that of the immobilized anammox bacteria was maintained over 95 % of the initial one. The immobilization with poly vinyl alcohol and alginate would be a feasible method to improve the performance and stability of the anammox process.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.20-25
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• 1995

돼지감자 분말을 원료로 에탄올 생산성을 향상시키기 위한 전실험으로 Kluyveromyces marxianus FO43을 고정화시켜 sucrose 배지에 고정화 조건과 발효조건을 조사한 결과 alginate 농도는 2%, bead 직경 2 mm, 고정화 균주의 배양기간 24시간, particle input ratio of 30 : 100, 기질농도 10%(w/v), pH와 온도는 각각 5.5, $40^{\circ}C$가 최적으로 나타났으며 pH $4.5{\sim}6.5$, 온도 $30{\sim}45^{\circ}C$에서 높은 농도의 에탄올을 생성하여 고정화하지 않은 효모보다 넓은 pH와 온도 안정성을 보였다. 최적조건에서 회분발효를 실시한 결과 에탄올 농도는 46.4 g/L, 에탄올 생산성은 1.93 g/L.h이었고 최적조건에서 배양된 bead의 단면을 위상차 현미경으로 관찰해 본 결과 균주세포가 bead의 표면에 밀집되어 있었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.693-699
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• 1998

고정화한 P. phosphoreum의 biolummescence악 독생물질과의 상관관계를 이용한 수계의 독성물질 momtonng 가능성을 조사하였다. P. phosphoreum을 이용한 수계의 독성물질 momtonng을 위한 적정 세포 농도는 최대 biolummescence intensnty를 보인 $O.D_{660}$ 1.0~1.2였으며 이 농도외 세포를 2.5% NaCl 용액에 희석하여 5.0%의 alginateo에 고정화 했을 때 biolummescence 유지도까 가장 좋았다. 이러한 방법으로 monitoring이 가능한 수계의 pH는 6.0~8.0이었다. Free cell과 고정화 세포로 $CdCl_2.H_20, PbCl_2, phenol $그리고 mtrophenol에 대한 bioluminescence를 조사하였을 때 고정화 방법에 의해 독성물질에 대한 민감성0] 증가되었다. 고정화 세포외 경우 각 독성 물질에 따라 20분 이내에 0.01~1.50ppm이하까지 mornitoring이 가능하였다. 뿐만 아니라 speciflC blolurninescence reclucLion rate, biolummescence mtenslLy의 ratio 그리고 Gamma value로 분석함으로서 독성물질의 농도와 biolummescence의 변화를 직선의 관계로 나타낼 수 있어 독성 물질의 농도 예측이 가능하다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.1086-1091
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• 2010

This study explored the use of gellan gum as an immobilization matrix for the production of cyclosporin A (CyA) by immobilized spores and mycelia of Tolypocladium inflatum MTCC 557. Different carriers, such as gellan gum, sodium alginate, celite beads, and silica, were tested as immobilization carriers, along with the role of the carrier concentration, biomass weight, number of spore-inoculated beads, and repeated utilization of the immobilized fungus. The maximum CyA production was 274 mg/l when using gellan gum [1% (w/v)], and a mycelial weight of 7.5% (w/v) supported the maximum production of CyA. Additionally, the addition of a combination of $_L$-valine (6 g/l) and $_L$-leucine (5 g/l) after 48 h of fermentation produced 1,338 mg/l of CyA when using gellan gum. The immobilized mycelia beads were found to remain stable for four repetitive cycles, indicating their potential for semicontinuous CyA production.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.188-193
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• 2005

본 실험은 인산가용화균인 Pantoea agglomerans를 alginate를 이용하여 고정화 시킨 후 다양한 종류의 인광석을 대상으로 인산 가용화능을 평가하고 고정화된 균의 보관 및 저장온도에 따른 인산 가용화능의 변화를 살펴보기 위하여 수행되었다. 실험에 사용된 원산지가 다른 인광석 (Tunisia, Israel, Morocco, China) 중 Morocco산 인광석의 가용화 속도가 빠르고 높은 농도의 인산이 가용화 되었다. 반면, 중국산 인광석은 가용화 속도가 느리며, 가용화된 인산의 농도도 매우 낮았다. 고정화된 균의 저장 온도는 6개월간 보관 시 인산 가용화능에 유의성 있는 차이를 나타내자 않았다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.242-249
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• 1997

Stability of bioluminescence was investigated with Photobacterium phosphoreum immobilized on the strontium alginate in order to develope continuous real time monitoring of pollutants. The stability of bioluminescence emission was improved by prolonged aging time. The aging time of ${\geq}40$ min and the cell concentration of ${\leq}0.6\;of\;OD_660$ were selected for the immobilization of P. phosphoreum to give linearity between cell concentrations and bioluminescence intensity. In sensitivity tests using phenol, it was found that this compound quenched bioluminescence proportional to the concentration without lowering of cell growth. The lower value for maximum quenching ($q_s$) and higher dissociation constant ($K_s$) were observed with strontium-alginate immobilized cells compared to free cells. The response of bioluminescence to toxicants was evaluated with the immobilized luminescent bacteria. The sensitivity of the immobilized cells was found to be good in response to toxicants, 4-nitrophenol, salicylate and cadmium, when evaluated with a specific rate of bioluminescence quenching.