• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.100-104
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• 1995

Production of $poly-{\beta}-hydroxybutyrate$ (PHB) in a strain of Azotobacter chroococcum, a nitrogen-fixing bacteria, was investigated at various levels of nitrogen and oxygen. Feeding nitrogen source increased both cell growth and PHB accumulation. Oxygen supply appeared to be one of the most important operating parameters for PHB production. Both cell growth and PHB accumulation increased with the sufficient supply of air in the fed-batch fermentation of the strain. However, it was also noted that keeping the oxygen level under limited condition was critical to achieve high PHB productivity. A high titer of PHB (52 g/l) with a high cellular content (60%) was obtained after 48 hr of fed-batch operation by controlling the oxygen supply. Dual limitation of nitrogen and oxygen did not further increase the PHB accumulation probably due to the greater demand for reducing power and ATP for nitrogen fixation.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.1031-1037
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• 2001

By a sequential action of ${\beta}$-ketothiolase and acetoacetyl-CoA reductase, two molecules of acetyl-CoA re converted into D-3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA, a substrate for PHB synthase to form poly-3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA, a substrate for PHB synthase to form poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) of rhodobacter sphaeroides. The ${\beta}$-ketothiolase gene, phbA, and acetoacetyl-CoA reductase gene, phbB, were cloned and analyzed for their expression. Enzyme activities of ${\beta}$-ketothiolase and acetoacetyl-CoA reductase showed constitutive levels during aerobic and photoheterotrophic growth of R. sphaeroides. In addition, no difference of each enzyme activity was observed between cells grown aerobically and photoheterotrophically. The constitutive level of the enzyme activities are regulated according to the growth phases along with growth conditions. Thus, phbAB expression is not determinative in regulating the PB content. On the other hand, phbA-deleted cell AZI accumulated only $10\%$ PHB of the wild-type, and an elevated dosage of phbAB in trans in R. sphaeroides resulted in a higher content of PHB, indicating that phbAB codes for the enzymes responsible for providing the main supply of subsyrate for PHB synthase. PHB formation by an alternative pathway that does not does not depend on the phbA-and phbB-coding enzymes is also proposed.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.146-150
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• 1994

Production of poly-$\beta$-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) in fed-batch fermentation was studied. Utilization of carbon for PHB biosynthesis was investigated by using feeding solutions with different ratios of carbon to nitrogen (C/N). It was observed that at a high C/N ratio carbon source was more preferably utilized for PHB accumulation while its consumption for cellular metabolism appeared to be more favored at a low C/N value. A high cell concentration (184 g/l) was achieved when ammonium hydroxide solution was fed to control the pH, which was also utilized as the sole nitrogen source. For the mass production of PHB, two-stage fed-batch operations were carried out where PHB accumulation was observed to be stimulated by switching the ammonium feeding mode to the nitrogen limiting condition. A large amount of PHB (108 g/l) was obtained with cellular content of 80% within 50 hrs of operation.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.1625-1630
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• 2008

본 연구는 생분해성 플라스틱인 poly-${\beta}$-hydroxybutyrate (PHB)의 생산단가를 낮추기 위한 노력으로 저가의 기질로부터 PHB 대량생산을 위한 기초자료를 얻는데 그 목적을 두었다. Hemicellulose hydrolysate는 지구상에 풍부하게 존재하는 저가의 waste by-product로서 xylose가 많이 포함되어 있다. 본 연구에서는 xylose로부터 PHB를 생산할 수 있는 균주를 토양에서 분리하여, 분류학적 위치를 밝히고, 균체 생육 최적 조건, PHB 생산을 위한 최적 발효 배양 조건, PHB의 구조 확인 등을 검토 하였으며, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 토양으로부터 분리한 균주 J-65는 형태학적, 배양적, 생화학적 및 partial 16S rRNA sequence에 근거하여 Bacillus megaterium로 동정하였다. B. megaterium J-65의 균체 생육 최적 조건은 온도 $37^{\circ}C$, 초발 pH 8.0이었으며 2% xylose, 0.25% $(NH_4)_2SO_4$, 0.3% $Na_2HPO_4{\cdot}12H_2O$, 0.1% $KH_2PO_4$였다. PHB 축적에 영향을 미치는 요인을 검토하기 위해 균체생육 최적배지에서 $37^{\circ}C$, 24시간 1차 배양한 후, 균체를 회수하여 각종 영양분이 결핍된 배지에 2차 배양을 실시한 결과 B. megaterium J-65는 균형생육조건(balanced-growth condition)에서 PHB를 합성하는 균주로 나타났다. PHB보다 물성이 향상된 PHB/HV 공중 합체를 생산하기 위하여 보조기질로 propionic acid를 첨가하였을 때, 0.1% propionic acid 농도에서 HV mol%가 14%인 PHB/HV 공중합체가 합성되었다. 5 l 용량의 발효조에 B. megaterium J-65를 회분배양하였을 때 배양 21시간에 건조균체량 10 g/l, PHB 3.5 g/l를 얻을 수 있었고, 유가배양을 실시한 결과 배양 48시간에 건조균체량 26.52g/l, PHB 9.28 g/l를 얻을 수 있었다. 생산된 PHB를 alkaline solution 처리와 chloroform을 이용한 유기용매 추출법을 이용하여 추출.정제한 후 Gas Chromatography로 정제를 확인하고 300MHz 1H-NMR을 실시한 결과 3-hydroxybutyrate의 homopolymer임을 확인하였다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.281-288
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• 2002

Recombinant Escherichia coli strain harboring the ${\lambda}$pR-pL promotor and heterologus poly-${\beta}$-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) biosynthesis genes was used to investigate the effect of culture conditions on the efficient PHB production. The expression of phb genes was induced by a temperature upshift from $33^{\circ}C\;to\;38^{\circ}C$. The protein expression levels were measured by using two-dimensional electrophoresis, and the enzyme activities were also measured to understand the effect of culture temperature, carbon sources, and the dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration on the metabolic regulations. AcetylCoA is an important branch point for PHB production. The decrease in DO concentration lowers the citrate synthase activity, thus limit the flux toward the TCA cycle, and increase the flux for PHB production. Since NADPH is required for PHB production, the PHB production does not continue leading the overproduction of acetate and lac-tate. Based on these observations, a new operation was considered where DO concentration was changed periodically, and it was verified its usefulness for the efficient PHB production by experiments.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.607-612
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• 1990

생분해성 고분자로서 중요한 poly-$\beta$-hydroxybutyrate(PHB)의 생합성에 있어서 포도당과 암모늄농도의 영향을 규명하기 위하여 Alcaligenes eutrophus를 회분식으로 배양하였다. PHB는 질소원이 고갈되면서 생성되었고 건조세포무게의 약 80까지 축적되었다. 초기 포도당농도가 높을수록 세포성장과 PHB 합성은 억제되었지만 최종 세포농도와 건조세포무게에 대한 PHB 축적비는 증가하였다. 초기 암모늄농도가 낮을수록 최종 세포와 PHB 농도가 낮았지만 건조세포무게에 대한 PHB 축적비는 증가하였다. 배양도중 산소공급을 중단했을 때 세포성장과 PHB 합성이 중단되었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.187-194
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• 1998

For mass production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), high cell density cultures of Alcaligenes eutrophus by fed-batch culture under phosphate-limitation condition has been investigated. PHA accumulation by the regulation by the regulation of initial phosphate concentration could be automatically induced, and high density cell culture above 200 g/L also could be successfully produced. The production of Poly-$\beta$-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) and dry cell weight increased with increasing the initial phosphate concentration. When the initial concentrations of phosphate were in the ranges of 1.5~4.5 g-PO$_4$/L, PHB and dry cell weight obtained were 83~266 g/L and 61~216 g/L, respectively, and PHB productivity was in the ranges of 1.35~3.10 g/L.h. When a mixture of glucose and propionic acid is used as carbon sources, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-poly-3-hydroxyvalerate), P(3HB-co-3HV), could be also successfully produced under phosphate limitation condition. When the mole ratio of propionic acid to glucose in the feeding solution is 0.22, a final dry cell weight of 150 g/L and a P(3-HB-co-3HV) of 90 g/L were produced. Morphological changes and size distribution of PHB granules synthesized in A. eutrophus under phosphate-limitation condition are determined by TEM during the course of fed-batch. Mean granule diameters of PHB produced are in the range of 0.36~0.39 $\mu$m, and mean cell size was elongated from 0.54~0.59 $\mu$m$\times$ 1.3~1.5 $\mu$m to 0.83~0.89 $\mu$m $\times$2.0~2.3 $\mu$m. Phosphate concentration in media did not affect size distribution of PHB granule and cell.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.295-302
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• 2002

To understand the utilization property of light energy, Synechococcus sp. MA19, a poly-${\beta}$-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) producer, was cultivated at the different incident light intensities of 15.3, 50.0 and 78.2 W/$m^2$ using media with and without phosphate. From the results of metabolic flux analysis, it was found that the cell yield based on ATP synthesis was estimated as $3.5{\times}10^{-3}$ kg-biomass/mol-ATP in these cultures. Under the examined conditions, there were no significant differences in the efficiency of light energy conversion to chemical energies estimated as ATP synthesis and reducing potential (NADH + NADPH) formation whether the PHB synthesis took place or not. The energy converted from light to ATP was kept relatively high around the energy absorbed by the cells of $2.5-3.0{\times}10^{6} J\;h^{-1}\;kg^{-1}$, whereas the energy of reducing potential was hardly changed in the examined range of the energy absorbed by the cells.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.668-676
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• 1992

Alcaligenes eutrophus에 의한 poly-Beta-hydroxybuty-rate(PHB) 생산을 최적화하기 위해서 1단계에서는 성장을 최대화하고, 2단계에서는 생산을 최대화하는 이단 유가식 배양을 채택하였다. 성장단계에서 탄소원과 질소원의 최적농도는 회분식 배양 모델로부터 결정되었는데, 각기 16.64g/l와 0.54g/l이었다. 생산단계에서 질소원의 경우, 유가식 배양실험을 통해 0.07g/l가 최적인 것으로 나타났다. 탄소원의 최적농도는 모사로부터 결정되었고 이때 최적 전환시간도 함께 결정되었다. 생산공정의 제어를 위하여 시간지연을 고려한 적응비례 되먹임제어를 이용한 결과, 탄소원 농도 및 질소원농도를 최적의 상태로 유지시킬 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2010

The time, yield, and related genes expression of PHB accumulation of Acidiphilium cryptum DX1-1 were investigated under four different initial C/N ratios, 1.2, 2.4, 7.5, and 24. The results of time and yield of poly-$\beta$-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) accumulation show that the initial C/N ratio of 2.4 was optimum for strain DX1-1 to accumulate PHB, but both higher and lower initial C/N ratios did not favor that process. Based on the genome of Acidiphilium cryptum JF-5, 13 PHB accumulation related genes in strain JF-5 were chosen and successfully cloned from strain DX1-1. The differential expressions of the 13 functional genes, in different C/N ratios as cited above, were then studied by real-time PCR. The results show that all the 13 genes were most upregulated when the initial C/N ratio was 2.4, and among which the gene Acry_3030 encoding poly-$\beta$-hydroxybutyrate polymerase and Aery_0626 encoding acetyl-CoA synthetase were much more upregulated than the other genes, which proved that they play the most important role for PHB accumulation, and acetate is the main initial substance for PHB accumulation for strain DX1-1. Potential regulatory motifs analysis showed that the genes related to PHB accumulation are regulated by different promoters and that the motif had weak similarity to the model promoters, suggesting that PHB metabolism in Acidiphilium cryptum may be mediated by a different mechanism.