• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.108-114
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• 1992

The fermentative characteristics in ethanol production from lactose, with increased ethanol tolerance, of a fusant yeast strain constructed by protoplast fusion of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Kluyveromyces fragilis were studied. The ethanol tolerance of this strain was increased to 8.0%, compared with the parent K. fragilis. During batch ethanol fermentation the optimal cultivation conditions for this fusant yeast were an initial pH of 4.5, a culture temperature $30^\circ{C}$. stirring at 100 rpm without aeration in 10% lactose medium (supplied with 1.0% yeast extract). Using this fusant strain in whey fermentation to ethanol, maximum ethanol production reached 3.41% (w/v) (theoretical yield; 66.7%) after a 48 hour cultivation period.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.197-202
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• 1998

The cell of Kluyveromyces fragilis yeast, which is worthy of an algal substitute, was disrupted by a chemical treatment to increase the digestion of filter-feeders that yeasts are fed to. The optimum conditions of the chemical treatment were obtained by incubating yeasts at 3$0^{\circ}C$ for one hour after treated by 1 M of Na$_{2}$-EDTA that was dissolved in 0.2 M of Tris-buffer and by 0.3 m of 2-mercaptoethanol. The percentage of protop[last production was about 30%. The percentage could be doubled by the pretreatment of three times of 30 seconds sonication.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.263-272
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• 1987

Lactobacillus bulgaricus (KFCC 35463) and Kluyveromyres fragilis (KFCC 35458) were inoculated together in soymilk, and then growth characteristics, acid production and the conditions suitable for acid production were investigated. L. bulgaricus produced more acid and the rate of acid production was more rapid when this organism was incubated with K. fragilis in soymilk than when it was incubated singly. Studying the conditions suitable for acid production in soymilk, optimum acid production by the mixed cultures of L. bulgaricus and K. fragilis was achieved with a temperature of $35{\sim}37^{\circ}C$, a 1:2 (O.D.660) ratio of L. bulgaricus to K. fragilis at inoculum, a 1.0% level of sucrose fortification or a 1.5% level of skim milk powder fortification and a culture time of 24hr. Under these conditions the amount of acid produced by the single culture of L. bulgaricus and the mixed cultures of L. bulgaricus and K. fragilis were 0.14% and 0.41%, respectively, in soymilk, 0.13% and 0.70%, respectively, in soymilk fortified with 1.0% level of sucrose. These indicate that the amount of acid produced by mixed cultures is about 2.9-fold greater in soymilk and about 5.4-fold greater in soymilk fortified with 1.0% level of sucrose than that produced by the single culture of L. bulgaricus. The amount of acid produced in soymilk fortified with 1.5% level of skim milk powder was 0.84% level for both of the single culture of L. bulgaricus and the mixed cultures of L. bulgaricus and K. fragilis after 24hr incubation. However, the amount of acid produced by the mixed culture with K. fragilis was greater than that produced by the single culture of L. bulgaricus onlv in soymilk fortified with lower levels of skim milk powder than 1.5%.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.518-525
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• 1988

Lactobacillus casei IFO 3012 and Kluyveromyces fragilis(KFCC 35458) were cultured together in Soymilk to investigate the growth characteristics and the conditions suitable for acid Production. L. casei produced more amount of acid rapidly when cultured with K. fragilis in soymilk than when cultured singly. The optimum conditions for acid production by the mixed cultures of L. casei and K. fragilis were achieved with a temperature of $35-37^{\circ}C$, a 1:5-1:9(O.D 660) ratio of L. casei to K. fragilis at inoculum, a 1.0 level of sucrose fortification or a 2.0% level of skim milk powder fortification and a culture time of 24hr. Under these conditions the amounts of acid produced by the single culture of L. casei and the mixed cultures with K. fragilis were 0.31% and 0.44% in soymilk, 0.43% and 0.97%, respectively, in soymilk fortified with 1.0% level of sucrose. These indicate that the amount of acid produced by mixed cultures is about 1.42 fold greater in soymilk and about 2.26 fold greater in soymilk fortified with 1.0% level of sucrose than that produced by the single culture of L. casei. The amount of acid produced in soymilk fortified with 2.0% level of skim milk powder was 1.0 level for both of the single culture of L. casei and the mixed cultures of L. casei and K. fragilis after 24hr incubation. In soymilk fortified with skim milk power less than 1.5 the mixed culture with K. fragilis showed higher content of acid than the single culture of L. casei only.

• Journal of Aquaculture
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.55-62
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• 2000

A 10-week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of several yeasts with or without chemical treatment (protoplasted) in formulated diets on growth and body composition of juvenile abalone(Haliotis discus hanai). There replicate groups of the abalone average weighing 210 mg were fed one of eight isonitrogenous (30%) and isolipidic (4.4%) diets containing 3% Kluyveromyces fragilis protoplasted K. fragilis Candida utilis protoplasted C. utilis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae protoplasted S. cerevisiae or brewer's yeast. In addition these formulated diets were compared with commercial diet. Survival rate and proximate analysis of soft whole body of abalone were not significantly affected by the different dietary yeasts and commercial diet (P>0.05) Body weight gain and soft body weight control diet and diets containing S. cerevisiae or brewer's yeast (P<0.05) Shell length of abalone fed yeast and commercial diet (P<0.05) Th results suggest that protoplasted K. fragilis as an additive in this formulated diet can improve weight gain of abalone.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.237-242
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• 1992

In order to clone the gene coding for alkaline phosphatase in the yeast Kluyveromyces fragilis, a genomic library was constructed using the yeast-E. coli shuttle vector pHN114 as a cloning vector. From the genomic library, a clone carrying the gene was isolated and the plasmid was designated as pSKH101. A restriction enzyme map was made using this plasmid. Subcloning experiments and complementation studies showed that alkaline phosphatase was active only in the original 3.1 kb insert. Southern hybridization analysis confirmed that the cloned DNA fragment was derived from K. fragilis genomic DNA. Using a minicell experiment, the product of the cloned gene was identified as a protein with a molecular weight of 63 KDa. A 0.6 kb HindIII fragment, which showed promoter activity, was isolated using the E. coli promoter-probe vector pKO-1.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.167-171
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• 1989

The alcohol fermentation using glucose and lactose was carried out to study the effect of fermentation temperature on the ethanol tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae STV89 and Kluyveromyces fragilis CBS397. The maximum specific growth rate and ethanol production rate were increased up to 35$^{\circ}C$ with the fermentation temperature, although maximum ethanol and cell concentration were decreased by increasing the fermentation temperature. The cell viability was also improved by lowering the fermentation temperature. Under the experimental conditions, the best ethanol tolerance of yeast strains was obtain at $25^{\circ}C$. The ethanol tolerance of S. cerevisiae is better than that of K. fragilis at the same fermentation condition. With respect to the carbon source, glucose is found to be more favorable for ethanol tolerance of K. fragilis than lactos.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.791-797
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• 1999

This study was conducted in order to evaluate nutritive values of yeasts (Kluyveromyces fragilis and Candida utilis) according to growth stages (early log phase, log phase, stationary phase and death phase) and chemical treatment of their cell wall, Proximate, amino acids, fatty acids and nucleotides composition of the yeast samples was determined. Crude protein content was high in K. fragilis ($48\~59\%$) compared to C. utilis ($26\~43\%$). Crude lipid and fiber contents of the yeasts were below than $1.6\%$ and $3.3\%$, respectively. Conposition of aspartic acid, glycine, proline, leucine, Iysine and valine of K. fragilis were higher than those of C. utilis, and glutamic acid and arginine of C. utilis were higher than those of K. fragilis. Proximate and amino acids composition was not siginificantly influenced by growth stage of the yeasts. Major fatty acids of the yeasts in all growth stages were $C_{10-18}$. $C_{16-18}$ contents were relatively high in the early log or log phase and $C_{10-12}$ contents were relatively high in the stationary or death phase. However, n-3 highly unasturated fatty acids (C$\ge$20) in the all growth stages were not observed. This result indicated that these yeast strains could not be adequate as a dietary lipid source for marine fish. Composition of nucleotides and their related compounds (ATP ADP AMP, IMP and inosine) in the early log phase yeasts were lower than those in the log, stationary and death phase yeasts.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.878-884
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• 1995

In order to use whey lactose in alcohol fermentation, we investigated fermentation conditions of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Kluyveromyces fragilis in lactose-hydrolyzed whey with ${\beta}-D-galactosidase$. and optimum conditions of the above two yeasts through oxygen regulation by Pasteur effect which is the characteristic of the yeasts were determined. In addition, optimum condition for application of fermented whey in Tak-ju process was also examined. With 0.7% ${\beta}-D-galactosidase$, 93% lactose was hydrolyzed at pH 6.5 in 30 minutes. Because S. cerevisiae is unable to ferment galactose, the production of ethanol by S. cerevisiae was lower than that of K. fragilis in lactose-hydrolyzed whey. But ethanol productivity by S. cerevisiae was higher than that by K. fragilis in glucose added whey. In fermentation with oxygen regulation and addition of 60 g/l glucose, the ethanol productivity of K. fragilis and S. cerevisiae were 18.9 g/l (11.8% increase) and 43.5 g/l (22.1% increase), respectively. It appeared that the ethanol productivity of S. cerevisiae was higher than thst of K. fragilis under the above conditions. In ethanol fermentation added rice starch, Aspegillus oryzae hydrolyzed 80% of starch in 60 hours, and the production of ethanol was 80.2 g/l

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.333-337
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• 1994

In order to develop the whey beverage, we examined the optimum conditions for alcohol fermentation by Kluyveromyces tragilis ATCC 46537. The optimum conditions for alcohol production by K. fragilis ATCC 46537 were as follows; pH 4.5, $30^{\cir}C$, with a supplement of 50 g/l of lactose. To develop a continuous production of alcohol from whey, we compared batch fermentation with continuous iermentation in conjunction with UF system. Batch fermentation produced 11.0 g/l of alcohol, whereas pseudocontinuous and continuous fermentation with UF system produced 8.5 g/l of alcohol. To increase the alcohol production, we added 50 g/l of lactose to both fermentations. Batch fermentation with lactose supplement produced 15.7 g/l of alcohol and continuous fermentation with lactose supplement in conjunction with UF system produced 15.0 g/l of alcohol. These results clearly demonstrate that the UF system can be used to increase the alcohol production from whey, supplemented with exogenous lactose.