• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.38 no.10
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• pp.1466-1470
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• 2009

This study was focused on the development of anticariogenic edible films using pullulan containing grapefruit seed extract (GFSE), polylysine or propolis. According to the result of antimicrobial activity (disc diffusion method) of GFSE, polylysine and propolis against Streptococcus mutans, antimicrobial pullulan film was produced by adding grapefruit seed extract. The optimum combination of pullulan and sorbitol (plasticizer) was 10$\sim$15% (w/v) and 40$\sim$50% of pullulan (w/w), respectively. Minimum concentration of grapefruit seed extract for growth inhibition of Str. mutans was 50 ppm in medium. Formulation of antimicrobial pullulan films containing grape seed extract was established and these results evidently showed potential for commercial application.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.253-256
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• 2003

In batch culture of A. pullulans HP-2001, maximal production of pullulan was 57.90 g/l at 96 hr. The maximal production of pullulan with 76.55 g/l occurred when substituted solution was 10% (w/v) sucrose, 0.25% (w/v) yeast extract and mineral salts. The maximal production of pullulan was 75.00 g/l with a dilution rate of $0.015\;h^{-1}$. Productivity of pullulan in the continuous culture fed with the fresh medium was higher than that fed with the fresh medium without nitrogen source.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.259-262
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• 2000

The production of pullulan by Aureobasidium pullulans HP-2001 was investigated under various ratios of glucose as carbon source and yeast extract as the nitrogen source, Highest conversion rate (productivity) of glucose to pullulan was 40.0% when concentrations of glucose and yeast extract were 5% and 0.15%, respectively. Maximal production of pullulan was 29.3g/1 when the concentration of glucose was 8%(w/v) and that of yeast extract was 40:1. On basis of the result that production of pullulan was found in a medium which concentration of glucose as carbon source was up to 20%(w/v), Aureobasidium pullulans HP-2001 seemed to overcome the catabolite repression. Conversion rate of pullulan from 20%(w/v) of glucose was 11.1%.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.352-355
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• 2000

Production of pullulan by Aureobasidium pullulans HP-2001 with agro-industrial byproducts was investigated. Agro-industrial byproducts from the rice processing industry for the traditional Korean food (AIB-A), apple juice production (AIB-B), and soybean sauce production (AIB-C) were used for carbon and nitrogen source for production of pullulan. Major components of AIB-A were glucose, maltose, maltotriose, and dextran. AIB-A and B were found to be good substitute to glucose as carbon source. Productivity of pullulan with AIB-A and B as carbon source was similar to that glucose. Molecular weight of pullulan produced with AIB-A and B was higher than that with glucose. Major components of AIB-B and C were carbohydrate, protein, fat and ash. AIB-C was also a good substitute to yeast extract as nitrogen source. Some of physiological conditions were examined for the large scale production of pullulan.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.173-176
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• 2002

Effect of carbon source and culture conditions involved in the concentration of dissolved oxygen on cell growth and the production of pullulan by A. pullulans HP2001 were investigated. Among those carbon sources, glucose was found to be the best carbon source for the production of pullulan by A. pullulans HP2001. Maximal production of pullulan by A. pullulans HP2001 was 26.6 g/ f when concentrations of glucose and yeast extract were 8% (w/v) and 0.25% (w/v), respectively. It was found that aeration rate, agitation speed and inner pressure of a bioreactor, which were some of physiological factors involved in the dissolved oxygen in the medium may affect cell growth and the production of pullulan by A. pullulans HP2001.

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.195-200
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• 2014

Poly(vinyl alcohol)(PVA)/pullulan/titanium dioxide($TiO_2$) composite nanofibers were produced at different $TiO_2$ concentrations(1 and 3 wt.%) using the electrospinning method. The parameters of electrospinning including polymer contents, voltage and tip-to-collector distance(TCD) were optimized for fabrication process. The study showed that the best condition to make PVA/pullulan nanofiber and effect of $TiO_2$ nanoparticles. The PVA/pullulan/$TiO_2$ nanofibers were characterized by scanning electron microscope(SEM), transmission electron microscope(TEM), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and X-ray diffraction(XRD).

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.562-569
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• 2004

Self-assembling nanospheres of hydrophobized pullulan have been developed. Pullulan acetate (PA), as hydrophobized pullulan, was synthesized by acetylation. Carboxymethylated poly(ethylene-glycol) (CMPEG) was introduced into pullulan acetate (PA) through a coupling reaction using N, N'-dicyclohexyl carbodiimide (DCC). A synthesized PA-PEG-PA (abbreviated as PEP) conjugate was confirmed by Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Since PEP conjugates have amphiphilic characteristics in aqueous solution, polymeric nanoparticles of PEP conjugates were prepared using a simple dialysis method in water. From the analysis of fluorescence excitation spectra primarily, the critical association concentration (CAC) of this conjugate was found to be 0.0063 g/L. Observations by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed the spherical morphologies of the PEP nanoparticles. The particle size distribution of the PEP conjugates was determined using photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS) and the intensity-average particle size was 193.3 ${\pm}$ 13.53 nm with a unimodal distribution. Clonazepam (CNZ), as a model drug, was easy to entrap into polymeric nanoparticles of the PEP conjugates. The drug release behavior was mainly diffusion controlled from the core portion.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.307-316
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• 2000

Bacillus circulans S-1 extracellular pullulan 6-glucanohydrolase (EP) (EC 3.2.1.41) has been characterized with a purified enzyme of 140 kDa. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the purified enzyme was P-L-N-M-S-Q-P. The enzyme displayed a temperature optimum of around $60^{\circ}C$ and a pH optimum of around pH 9.0. The enzyme was stable to incubation from pH 4.0 to pH 11.0 at $4^{\circ}C$ for 48h. The presence of substrate allowed the protection of the enzyme from heat inactivation. The activity of the enzyme was stimulated by several metal ions such as Mn2+ and Ca2+. The enzyme had an apparent Km of 7.92 mg/ml for pullulan. The purfied enzyme completely hydrolysed pullulan to maltotriose.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.20 no.10
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• pp.1433-1442
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• 2010

Parameters related to dissolved oxygen for the production of pullulan by Aureobasidium pullulans HP-2001 were optimized in 7 l and 100 l bioreactors. The optimal concentrations of glucose and yeast extract for the production of pullulan were 50.0 and 2.5 g/l, respectively, and its conversion rate from glucose was 37% at a flask scale. The optimal initial pH of the medium and temperature for cell growth were 7.5 and $30^{\circ}C$, whereas those for the production of pullulan were 6.0 and $25^{\circ}C$. The optimal agitation speed and aeration rate for cell growth were 600 rpm and 2.0 vvm in a 7 l bioreactor, whereas those for the production of pullulan were 500 rpm and 1.0 vvm. The production of pullulan with an optimized agitation speed of 500 rpm and aeration rate of 1.0 vvm was 18.13 g/l in a 7 l bioreactor. Maximal cell growth occurred without inner pressure, whereas the optimal inner pressure for the production of pullulan was 0.4 kgf/$cm^2$ in a 100 l bioreactor. The production of pullulan under optimized conditions in this study was 22.89 g/l in a 100 l bioreactor, which was 1.38 times higher than that without inner pressure.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.101-106
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• 1990

The aspects of pullulan production by Aureobasidium pullulans were investigated under various initial pH, carbon source and nitrogen source conditions. The resulting pullulan fermentation broths were analyzed by using GC, LC and GPC techniques. The maximum pullulan production was obtained in the culture medium containing 5% sucrose at pH 6, 28$^{\circ}C$ after 7 days of cultivation. Under the pH 3, pullulan was almost not produced although the total cell mass of A. pullulans was increased, and the case on using (NH4)SO4 as a nitrogen source, which usually cause the fermentation medium under pH 3, also gave the similar phenomena. Sucrose was believed to converted to trisaccharide and glucose extracellulary and polymerization of glucose was proceeded intracellulary.