• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.54 no.1
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• pp.41-46
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• 2011

A galactose-fermenting yeasts, Saccharomyces cerevisiae No. 9, was selected by screening their abilities to produce carbon dioxide gas when grown on galactose. The selected strain, No. 9 and the reference strains NRRL Y-1528 which was exceptionally resistant to high concentration of substrate, were acclimated on sugars such as glucose, mannose, and galactose, and then their ethanol productivities were investigated during fermentation on these three carbon sources. Ethanol productivity of the strain No. 9 reached to the maximum levels after 18 h of fermentation and the ethanol yield was from 36 to 38% when presented as $[EtOH]_{max}/[Sugar]_{ini}(g/g)$, regardless of the conditions of acclimation. From the results obtained by acclimation and fermentation, it was concluded that the ethanol yields from galactose were not affected by the sugars acclimated. Improvements of the strain S. cerevisiae No. 9 were attempted to increase the fermentation efficiency and/or ethanol yields on high concentration of substrate by the conventional mutation methods employing methanesulfonic acid, ethyl ester (EMS). Mutants, Mut-5 (SJ1-40), -17 (LK4-25) and -24 (LK2-48) fermented galactose at the concentration of 20% in the levels of higher 39.9~51.6% than the mother strain, No. 9, however, their ethanol yields never exceeded those of the reference strain.

• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.397-403
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• 2012

Galactose, an isomer of glucose with an opposite hydroxyl group at the 4-carbon, is a major fermentable sugar in various promising feedstock for hydrogen production including red algal biomass. In this study, hydrogen production characteristics of galactose-glucose mixture were investigated using batch fermentation experiments with heat-treated digester sludge as inoclua. Galactose showed a hydogen yield compatible with glucose. However, more complicated metabolic steps for galactose utilization caused a slower hydrogen production rate. The existence of glucose aggravated the hydrogen production rate, which would result from the regulation of galactose-utilizing enzymes by glucose. Hydrogen produciton rate at galactose to glucose ratio of 8:2 or 6:4 was 67% of the production rate for galactose and 33% for glucose, which could need approximately 1.5 and 3 times longer hydraulic retention time than galacgtose only condition and glucose only condition, respectively, in continuous fermentation. Hydrogen production rate, Hydrogen yield, and organic acid production at galactose to glucose ratio of 8:2 or 6:4 were 0.14 mL H2/mL/hr, 0.78 mol $H_2$/mol sugar, and 11.89 g COD/L, respectively. Galactose-rich biomass could be usable for hydogen fermenation, however, the fermentation time should be allowed enough.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.170-175
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• 2001

In order to produce xylitol with high yield, experiments were carried out to develope xylitol dehydrogenase(XDH) defective mutant from P. stipitis and to investigate the xylitol fermentation characteristics of mutant strain. After treatment of P. stipitis with EMS, mutant PXM-4 was selected based on te XDH activity and xylitol production capability. Among the tested cosubstrates, galactose was selected as an adequate cosub-strate on xylitol production of mutant PXM-4. But with the increase in the concentration of galactose in the medium, xylitol production was decreased because the transport of xylose into cell was inhibited by galactose. The optimal concentration of galactose for the production of xylitol using 20 g/ι xylose was 20 g/ι Under this condition, maximum concentration of xylitol and yield were 14.4 g/ι and 97%, respectively. In order to prevent the inhibitory effect of xylose transport by galactose, galactose was fed with low concentration and the concentration of xylitol produced was increased up to 25 g/ι.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.91-97
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• 1994

In this study, Pullulan Production from whey medium by Aureohsidium pullulans was investigated. When the Pullulan production from whey medium was carried outs final cell concentration was similar to sucrose basal medium but Pullulan concentration was less than 5g/$\ell$. For pullulan production from whey medium, adaptation culture technique was tried on lactose and galactose base medium When the adaptation culture technique was not applied, the maximum concentration of pullulan was 3.4g/$\ell$ for lactose, 2.5g/$\ell$ for galactose. Adapted strains produced 10~12g/$\ell$ from lactose, 10~11g/$\ell$ from galactose. The pullulan production from lactose basal medium was 13.5g/$\ell$ for lactose adapted strains and 18.6g/$\ell$ for galactose adapted strains. When the adapted strains were inoculated on whey medium, maximum pullulan production was obtained at initial pH 3.0.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.113-119
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• 2000

In order to produce xylitol with high yield, experiments were carried out to develope xylitol dehydrogenase (XDH) defective m mutant from Pichia stipitis and to investigate the xylit이 fermentation characteristics of mutant strain. After treatment of P s stipitis with EMS, mutant PXM-4 was selected based on the XDH activity and xylitol production capability. Among the tested c cosubstrates, galactose was selected as an adequate cosubstrate on xyl뻐I production of mutant PXM-4. With the increase of galactose concentration, xylitol production was decreased because the transport of xylose into cell was inhibited by g galactose. The optimal concentration of galactose for the production of xylitol using 20 g/L xylose was 20 g/L. Under this c condition, maximum concentration of xylitol and yield were 14.4 g/L and 97%, respectively. In order to prevent the inhibitory e effect of xylose transport by galactose, galactose was fed with low concentration and the concentration of xylitol produced w was increased up to 25 g/L. In the fermentation of corn cob hydrolyzate by mutant PXM-4, xylose was completely converted t to xylit이 with a 100% yield in 4 days culture.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.20 no.1 s.90
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• pp.26-33
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• 2005

The effects of carbon sources for exopolysaccharide production during batch cultivation of an Enterobacter sp. isolated from the composter were investigated. The highest amount of exopolysaccharide was obtained when lactose was used as carbon source. Lactose in medium was converted into glucose and galactose. Glucose was metabolized fast and was completely consumed, but about $20\%$ of lactose was accumulated as galactose. On the other hand, enzyme activity was about $350\~450$ unit with the increase of lactose concentration. Thus, it was considered that the exopolysaccharide might be produced in the course of that lactose was hydrolyzed into glucose and galactose by $\beta-galactosidase$ with respect to that enzyme activity on lactose hydrolysis was accorded to the exopolysaccharide production. When glucose and galactose were added to lactose medium, respectively, it could be considered that glucose was as a repressor and galactose was as a inducer for $\beta-galactosidase$ synthesis even though the mechanisms were not elucidated. The increase of lactose concentration was almost ineffective to the specific growth rate $(0.133\~0.151\;hr^[-1})$ but showed the difference in the biomass content. The higher carbon source concentration, the more residual sugar remained. It was assumed that the optimum lactose concentration for exopolysaccharide production was $30\~70g/L.$ On the other hand, it was considered that the nitrogen acted as growth limiting nutrients to the cell growth. In the cases of 30 and 70 g/L of the fixed carbon concentrations, the increase of the nitrogen sources concentration caused a remarkable increase within the range of $0.059\~0.225\;hr^{-1}$ and $0.141\~0.237hr^{-1}$ of the specific growth rate, respectively, while there was no significant difference in biomass.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.88-94
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• 2021

The seaweed, Gracilaria verrucosa (red seaweed) was fermented to produce bioethanol. Optimal thermal acid hydrolysis conditions were determined as 200 mM H₂SO₄ and 10% (w/v) seaweed slurry at 130℃ for 60 min yielding 47.5% of pretreatment efficiency (E_p). After the thermal acid hydrolysis, enzymatic saccharification was carried out with 16 U/ml Viscozyme L, Cellic CTec2 or mixture of Viscozyme L and Cellic CTec2 to G. verrucosa hydrolysates. Enzymatic saccharifications with Viscozyme, Cellic CTec2 or mixture of those yielded 7.3 g/l glucose with efficiency of saccharification, E_s = 34.9%, 11.6 g/l glucose with E_s = 64.4% and the mixture of those 9.6 g/l glucose with E_s = 56.6%, respectively. Therefore, based on the E_s value, Cellic CTec2 was selected for the optimal enzyme for enzymatic saccharification of G. verrucosa hydrolysate. The ethanol productions with non-adapted S. cerevisiae CEN-PK2 (wild type) and S. cerevisiae CEN-PK2 with adaptive evolution to galactose produced 8.5 g/l ethanol with Y_EtOH = 0.19 and 21.5 g/l ethanol with Y_EtOH = 0.50 at 144 h, respectively. From these results, the ethanol production by S. cerevisiae with adaptive evolution showed high concentration of ethanol production using G. verrucosa as a substrate.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.221-229
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• 1995

Effects of carbon sources on zooglan production by Zoogloea ramigera were investigated. The production of zooglan was varied according to the carbon sources used. The largest amount of zooglan was obtained when lactose was used as carbon source and fermentation broth with lactose showed the higher viscosity. The effects of carbon sources were in decreasing order of lactose, glucose, galactose and sucrose. The viscosities of purified zooglan solutions (5g/L) obtained from different carbon sources were measured. When lactose was used, the viscosities of zooglan solutions was quite high and other carbon sources such as glucose and galactose gave little lower viscosities than lactose but sucrose gave very low values. On the other hand, it could be postulated that most of lactose is hydrolyzed by intracellular ${\beta}$-galactosidase.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Applied Microbiology Conference
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• 1978.04a
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• pp.96.1-96
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• 1978

미생물학적 감산현상에 의하여 과실주중의 산미를 조절하기 위한 방법으로 효모에 의하여 사과산을 알코올로 분해하는 Maloalcohol 발효를 유도하고자 하여 본 연구를 하였다. 이미 발표된 Schizosaccharomyces pombe 0-77보다 단 시간에 강력히 사과산을 소비하는 효모균을 딸기의 과피로부터 분리, 동정하였다. 본 분리균을 J. Lodder의 “The Yeasts”에 준하여 동정한 바 분열법에 의하여 증식하며 포자를 형성하고 galactose 를 발효못하므로 Schizosacoha-romyces 속으로 분류하였다. 위균사를 잘 형성하며 melibiose를 발효하므로 Schizosaccharomyces japonicus와 일치 하였다. 그러나 변종의 동정은 어려우나 위균사의 형태로 보아 Schizosaccharomyces japonicus var. japonicus로 동정하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• 2003.02a
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• pp.455-460
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• 2003

발효공정에 있어 배양법으로는 회분식 배양법, 연속식 배양법과 유가식(fed-batch) 배양법이 있다. 이것은 발효 과정 중 기질과 균류 등의 추가 투입 및 추출에 따른 분류로서 특히, 유가식 배양의 경우 배양액의 농도가 너무 높거나 낮으면 에탄올의 생산이 많아지거나 효모의 성장 속도가 늦어지게 된다 유가식 공정은 항생제, 비타민, 아미노산, 효소 및 재조합 단백질 등의 생산에 주로 이용된다. (중략)