• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.1868-1873
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• 2006

A novel microorganism that could degrade high molecular weight gellan was screened and isolated from soil. On gellan plate, the microorganism grew well and completely liquefied the plate. The gellan-degrading microorganism was isolated by pure culture on glucose and nutrient agar medium afterwards. The 16S rDNA sequence analysis and biochemical tests using an API 50CHB/20E kit revealed that the strain belonged to Bacillus sp. The isolate, named as Bacillus sp. YJ-1, showed optimum gellan-degrading activity in 0.5% gellan medium at pH 7.5 and 37$^{\circ}C$. The activity was measured and evaluated by the thiobarbituric acid and thin-layer chromatography method. Mass spectrometry revealed that the major gellan.. depolymerized product was an unsaturated tetrasaccharide consisting of $\Delta$4,5-glucuronic acid-(1$\rightarrow$4 )-$\beta$-D-glucose-(1$\rightarrow$4)- $\alpha$-L-rhamnose-(1$\rightarrow$3)-$\beta$-D-glucose, which is a dehydrated repeating unit of gellan, thus the enzyme was identified as gellan lyase. When the gellan was present in the medium, the gellan-degrading activity was much higher than that in glucose-grown cells. These results indicate that in the presence of gellan, Bacillus sp. YJ-1 is able to metabolize the gellan by inducing gellan-degrading enzymes that can degrade gellan into small molecular weight oligosaccharides, and then the gellan. depolymerized products are taken up by the cells and utilized by intracellular enzymes.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.705-711
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• 2003

Pseudomonas elodea ATCC 31461에 의해 생산되는 미생물 다당류인 gellan의 최적 조건을 확립하기 위해 flask상에서 inoculum size, 탄소원 종류 및 농도, 질소원 종류, C/N ratio등을 조사하였다. Gellan 생산을 위한 최적 inoculum size는 5%(v/v)로 나타났으며, 1.0%(w/v)의 glucose에서 2.22의 최대 specific yield 와 $0.03 g/\ell$의 생산성을 얻을 수 있었다. 또한 ammonium nitrate가 없을 때 최대 생산을 얻을 수 있어, gellan 생산을 위해서 nitrogen limitation이 필요함을 알 수 있었다 Glucose와 bactopeptone을 이용하여 C/N ratio를 조사한 결과 20에서 gellan 생산이 가장 높게 나왔다.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.17-26
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• 1988

The polysaccharide produced by pseudomonas elodea, Gellan gum, was rheologically characterized, compared with agar. Rheological properties were determined from the change in the value of intrinsic viscosity with the pH and salt concentration. At the range of pH 2∼ll and salt 0∼0.16M KC1, the intrinsic viscosity of Gellan gum ranged from 8.8 to 21.2dl/g and agar ranged from 1.97 to 11.46d1/g. In the absence of salt, the intrinsic viscosity of Gellan gum increased as the pH of solution increased up to neutral pH then decreased slightly at alkaline pH, whearas the intrinsic viscosity of agar increased as the pH of solution increased up to pH 9 then decreased slightly. Intrinsic viscosity of Gellan gum and agar decreased with an increase in salt concentration. The chain stiffness parameter for the Gellan gum was 0.033. The overlap parameter of Gellan gum and agar were 0.047g/dl and 0.087g/dl, respectively. Gellan gum and agar were shear rate dependent or pseudoplastic. The yield stress and proportionality constant of Gellan gum increased slightly as the concentration increase, on the other hand, the shear index of Gellan gum showed a maximum at 0.75g/dl and gradually decreased as the concentration increase. The apparent viscosity of Gellan gum and agar decreased as the temperature increase. A lower concentration of the divalent cations calcium and magnesium is required to obtain maximum gel strength than for the monovalent cations sodium and potassium.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2002년도 생물공학의 동향 (X)
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• pp.201-204
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• 2002

gellan 생산의 최적 pH 조건을 알아보기 위해 삼각플라스크와 회분식 발효를 이용 하여 실험하였다. 삼각플라스크 내에서 초기 pH 7.0 은 1.66g/ ${\ell}$ 의 gellan 을 생산하였고 , 회분식 발효에서는 pH 5.5-8.5 의 범위에서 pH를 조절하면서 실험한 결과, pH 3.0 에서 균체량 O.48g/ ${\ell}$f) 및 gellan 생산량O.97g/ ${\ell}$) 이 최대값을 나타내었다.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2001년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.418-421
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• 2001

The gellan was produced by Pseudomonas elodea ATCC 31461 under aerobic condition. Gellan provides various functionalities such as gelling, suspending, stabilizing, emulsifying and binding properties in aqueous systems. In this study, the effect of glucose concentration and nitrogen sources concentration, bacto peptone and $NH_4NO_3$, on the cell growth and the production of gellan were evaluated. The maximum specific yield (g gellan/g cell) of 2.22 was obtained at 1.0% of glucose. Bacto peptone increased cell growth. And nitrogen limitation was essential for higher production of gellan. The highest cell and gellan production were abtained at 0.5 g/${\ell}$ of bacto peptone without $NH_4NO_3$.

• 폴리머
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.144-150
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• 2015

젤란검은 천연재료로써 내열성, 내산성, 내효소성 등이 우수하여 용도가 광범위하나 기계적 강도가 약하다는 단점이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 기계적 성질을 개선하고자 젤란검 스폰지에 PLGA 미립구를 혼합하였다. PLGA 미립구의 다양한 함량의 젤란검 스폰지는 기계적 강도를 알아보고자 압축강도를 측정하였고, MTT 분석, SEM, 생체활성조직학적 평가 및 RT-PCR을 통해 세포의 증식 및 ECM 분비 효과를 확인하였다. 그 결과, PLGA 미립구가 50% 함유된 젤란검 지지체에서 섬유륜세포의 꾸준한 증식과 세포외기질 분비가 우수한 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이 연구를 통하여 PLGA 미립구가 함유된 젤란검이 디스크조직 재건을 위한 지지체로서 적합함을 알 수 있었으며, 젤란검의 다양한 응용가능성을 제시하였다.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.891-898
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• 2007

This study was carried out to determine the quality characteristics of grape jellies made with various gelling agents such as agar, $\kappa$-carrageenan, and gellan gum for consumption by elderly women. The concentrations of agar were 0.25, 0.35, and 0.45%, and those of the $\kappa$-carrageenan and gellan gum were 0.15, 0.3, and 0.4%, respectively. The color values, gelling temperatures, melting temperatures, break down rates, textural properties, and consumer acceptance of the grape jellies were measured. The average age of the subjects participating in the acceptance test was 82. The lightness of the grape jelly made with agar was the highest, and its redness was the lowest among the jellies. The gelling and melting temperatures for the grape jelly made with gellan gum were higher than those of the other jellies, and the melting temperatures were 37, 43, and $47^{\circ}C$ based on 0.15, 0.3, and 0.4% gellan gum content, respectively. The break down rate of the grape jelly made with gellan gum was the lowest among the jellies. These results indicate that the stability of the grape jelly made with gellan gum was superior among the jellies. The hardness, adhesiveness, and springiness of the grape jelly made with agar were lowest among the jellies, and the grape jellies made with agar(0.25% and 0.35%) and gellan gum(0.15% and 0.3%) had the highest consumer acceptance among the jellies. However, the gellan gum was deemed an inappropriate gelling agent with regard to the acceptability due to its sour and moldy taste as perceived by the participants.

• 생약학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.359-365
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• 1996

In order to product the saikosaponin which is one of the secondary product from Bupleurum falcatum efficiently through the tissue culture, several levels of agar and gellan gum as the gelling agent, 2,4-D as the growth regulator, and L-phenylalanine as the precursor were used with single or combination treatment on MS basal medium. Gellan gum was more effective than agar as the gelling agent in fresh and dry weight increase of callus induced from Bupleurum falcatum leaf segment. Gellan gum medium supplemented with L-phenylalanine produced 1.6 times of fresh weight more than that of agar. The fresh weight was remarkably high in gellan gum when the calli was treated with the combination of 2,4-D and L-phenylalanine similar to the single treatment of 2,4-D or L-phenylalanine. However, the saikosaponin content in callus was high in gellan gum with the single treatment of L-phenylalanine. Especially, the saikosaponin content in gellan gum supplemented with 1.0mg/L L-phenylalanine was 2 times(2.4 mg/g) higher than that in agar medium supplemented with 0.1 mg/L 2,4-D(0.9 mg/g).

• 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.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.107-112
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• 2004

Texture hardening of Yackwa during storage is the major quality deterioration of Yackwa. In this study the effects of gellan gum and xanthan gum on texture hardening of Yackwa during storage were studied. Instrumental hardness and sensory evaluation results showed that addition of 0.05 % and 0.1 % of gellan gum or 0.1 % and 0.5 % of xanthan gum significantly decreased the hardness of Yackwa by 32 ∼ 63 % after 4 weeks of storage. Retardation of texture hardening was obtained even at the 0.05 % level of gellan gum, indicating that gellan gum was a more potent texture modifier for Yackwa than xanthan gum. Correlation analysis between moisture content and hardness of Yackwa showed that there was high correlation between moisture content and hardness of Yackwa after 4 weeks storage ($r^2$=-0.998), regardless of the initial moisture content. These results suggest that retardation of texture hardening during storage is primarily related to moisture retention of Yackwa during storage.