• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.322-327
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• 1995

Tolerance of Mycobacterium sp. against organic solvents has been induced for the cholesterol side chain degradation by adding chemicals associated with synthesis of fatty acids or alcohols. Biotin of 300 .mu.g/1 and 0.5% aqueous ethanol solution were optima for the enhancement of ethanol tolerance of the microorganism. The induction of ethanol tolerance by biotin was found to be due to increase of degree of unsaturation of the fatty acids in membranous phospholipid of the cell, especially due to increase of oleic acid content. However when 0.5% of ethanol was added for the ethanol tolerance induction, there was an ambiguous correlation between ethanol tolerance and degree of unsaturation of the fatty acids, in spite of the fact that the induction increased the content of unsaturated fatty acids. Addition of 0.5% of ethanol induced several ethanol shock proteins having molecular weight similar to that of heat shock proteins.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.151-156
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• 1991

In order to construct a yeast strain having high ethanol tolerance together with good lactose fermentation ability, the protoplast fusion using Saccharomyces cerevisiae STV 89 and Kluyveromyces fragilis CBS 397 was carried out. Auxotrophic mutants of K. fragilis were obtained as a selection marker by treatment of ethylmethane sulfonate. The best mutant for protoplast fusion was selected based on the capabilities of ${\beta}-galactosidase$ production and lactose fermentation. The protoplast fusion using polyethylene glycol and calcium chloride solution led to the fusion frequence of $3{\times}10^{-6}$ and a number of fusants were obtained. Among these fusants, a fusant F-3-19 showed the best results in terms of ethanol tolerance, ${\beta}-galactosidase$ activity and lactose fermentation. The performance of lactose fermentation and ethanol tolerance by this fusant were better than those of K. fragilis. Study on the ethanol tolerance having relation to fatty acid composition and intracellular ethanol concentration revealed that the fusant F-3-19 had a higher unsaturated fatty acids content and accumulated less amount of intracellular ethanol compared with a parent of K. fragilis.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.6-11
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• 1991

This study deals with investigation of the ethanol tolerance of yeast strains with respect to fatty acid composition and intracelluar ethanol concentration during alcohol fermentation. The cell viabilities and fermentation abilities of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Kluyveromyces fragilis were improved by aeration and addition of unsaturated fatty acids into growth medium. Aeration decreases the accumulation of ethanol, while increases unsaturated fatty acid contents inside yeast cells. Thus it was found that oxygen and unsaturated fatty acids play decisive roles in the increase of ethanol tolerance of yeasts.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.584-592
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• 1994

Several mutation procedures have been compared to obtain an ethanol-tolerant Saccha- romyces diastaticus strain secreting glucoamylase. These procedures include spontaneous mutation, EMS treatment, UV irradiation, and combination of EMS treatment and UV irradiation. All these methods were followed by adaptation of the yeast cells to gradually higher ethanol concentration. Among these procedures, the combined method of EMS treatment and UV irradiation gave the promising result, i.e. the ethanol tolerance of the yeast increased from 11.5%(v/v) to 14.0%(v/v). Respiratory deficient petite mutants of industrial and ethanol-tolerant yeast strains have been isola- ted and hybridized with haploid S. diastaticus strains. The resulting hybrids showed increased ethanol tolerance and starch-fermentability.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.726-732
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• 1996

To improve the fermentation characteristics(such as starch-degradability, ethanol tolerance, sugar and high-temperature tolerance) of recombinant haploid yeast Saccharomyces diastaticus K114, hybridization technique was used. The hybridization partner was S. diastaticus 1177 which had good glucoamylase activity and fermentabi- lity. The best hybrid HH64 showed improved ethanol tolerance, sugar and high-temperature tolerance. Especia- lly, the starch-fermentability was significantly improved, since the hybrid produced 1.60% (w/v) ethanol from 4% (w/v) starch, while the recombinant haploid K114 produced 1.30% (w/v) ethanol. The optimum temperature and pH for the starch-fermentation by the hybrid HH64 was 30$\circ$C and 5, respectively. The hybrid yeast HH64 produced 7.5% (w/v) ethanol directly from 20% (w/v) starch.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.167-171
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• 1989

Glucose와 lactose를 이용한 알콜발효에서 Sacchar-omyces cerevisine STV89와 Kluyveromyces fragilis CBS397의 에탄올 내성에 대한 발효온도의 영향에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 최대 비성장 속도와 에탄올 생성 속도는 발효온도에 따라 35$^{\circ}C$까지 증가하였으나 최대 cell 농도와 에탄올 농도는 발효온도 증가에 따라 감소하였다. Cell viability도 역시 발효온도가 낮을수록 향상되었다. 따라서 수행한 실험조건에서 효모의 에탄올 내성은 $25^{\circ}C$에서 가장 우수하였다. 균주의 비교에서 에탄올에 대한 내성이 S. cerevisiae가 K.fragilis보다 동일한 실험조건에서는 더 우수하였으며, 탄소원의 종류에 대한 비교에서 K. fragilis의 에탄올에 할 때보다 더 우수하였다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.377-382
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• 1992

Ethanol 충격에 의한 Campylobacter jejuni 의 생존성 및 ethanol 충격 단백질의 합성과 내성반응을 연구하였다. 1% 의 ethanol 충격에 대해서는 60분, 3% 의 ethanol 충격에서는 30분, 5%의 ethanol 충격에서는 10분대데, 분자량이 90, 66, 60, 45, 24 kd 인 충격 단백질이 합성되는 것을 autoradiography 로 확인하였다. C. jejuni 를 1% 와 3% 의 ethanol 에서 30 분간 충격을 준후 각각 3% 와 5% 의 농도에 노출시켰을때의 생존율은 ethanol 충격엾이 직접 3% 와 5% 의 ethanol에 노출시켰을 때보다 $10^{1}$ $-10^{2}$ 정도 높게 나타났다. 또 5% 에서 10분간 충격을 준후7% 의 ethanol 에 노출시켰을 때에도 직접 7% 에 노출시켰을 때보다 생존율이 $10^{2}$ 정도 높게 나타났다. 그러므로 1-5% 의 ethanol 로 충격을 받은 C. jejuni 는 그보다 높은 농도의 ethanol 에 대하여 ethanol 충격단백질에 의한 내성반응이 나타나 생존율의 감소가 훨씬 적어졌다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.1156-1162
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• 2010

During ethanol fermentation, bacterial strains may encounter various stresses, such as ethanol and acid shock, which adversely affect cell viability and the production of ethanol. Therefore, ethanologenic strains that tolerate abiotic stresses are highly desirable. Bacteria of the genus Deinococcus are extremely resistant to ionizing radiation, ultraviolet light, and desiccation, and therefore constitute an important pool of extreme resistance genes. The irrE gene encodes a general switch responsible for the extreme radioresistance of D. radiodurans. Here, we present evidence that IrrE, acting as a global regulator, confers high stress tolerance to a Zymomonas mobilis strain. Expression of the gene protected Z. mobilis cells against ethanol, acid, osmotic, and thermal shocks. It also markedly improved cell viability, the expression levels and enzyme activities of pyruvate decarboxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase, and the production of ethanol under both ethanol and acid stresses. These data suggest that irrE is a potentially promising gene for improving the abiotic stress tolerance of ethanologenic bacterial strains.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.916-921
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• 2019

본 연구는 내열성, 에탄올내성 및 에탄올생산성이 향상된 새로운 생물시스템을 육종하기 위해 DNA 복제 시 교정기능이 결여된 변이주(proofreading-deficient mutant)를 이용한 무작위적 돌연변이(random mutagenesis)를 유도하였다. DNA polymerase ${\delta}$와 ${\varepsilon}$의 catalytic subunit를 코드하고 있는 POL3와 POL2 유전자가 변이된 AMY410 균주(pol2-4)와 AMY126 균주(pol3-01)를 이용하여 $30^{\circ}C$, $38^{\circ}C$, $48^{\circ}C$에서 내열성 변이를 유도하였다. AMY410 균주와 AMY126 균주는 $38^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서는 거의 자랄 수가 없기 때문에, 배양 온도를 점차 높여가며 변이를 유도한 결과, $40^{\circ}C$에서도 잘 자라는 AMY410-Ht와 AMY126-Ht 균주를 선별할 수 있었다. 또한 AMY410-Ht와 AMY126-Ht 균주의 에탄올내성을 추가로 획득하기 위해 6%와 8% 에탄올이 함유된 배지에서 변이를 유도하였고, 8% 에탄올 농도에서 내성을 가지는 AMY410-HEt 균주와 AMY126-HEt 균주를 분리하였다. 특히 AMY126-HEt 균주는 10% 에탄올 농도에서도 내성을 가짐을 확인할 수 있었다. AMY126-HEt 균주의 에탄올생산성의 증가를 위한 변이는 고농도 당(glucose)의 첨가에 의해 유도되었고, 50 g/l의 고농도 glucose를 함유한 배지에서 24.7 g/l의 에탄올(95% 이론적 전환수율)을 생산할 수 있는 고효율 에탄올 생산균주(AMY126-HEt3)를 최종 분리하였다. 따라서, 본 연구를 통해서 교정기능이 결여된 균주(proofreading-deficient mutant)를 사용한 돌연변이법으로 산업적으로 유용한 다양한 형질을 가진 생물시스템의 구축이 가능함을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제2권2호
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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.