• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.52-57
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• 2006

Bacterial cellulose (BC) was produced by Gluconacetobacter hansenii PJK (KCTC 10505 BP) strains using the waste of beer fermentation broth. It contained more C and N than a basal medium with a small amount of S and more than 4％ ethanol. The amount of BC produced in a shaking culture using the waste of beer fermentation broth was nearly the same as that of a basal medium. The production of BC decreased in a shear stress field in a jar fermenter although the conversion of cellulose producing ($Cel^+$) cells to non-cellulose producing ($Cel^-$) mutants was not severe. This study showed that the waste of beer fermentation broth is an inexpensive carbon, nitrogen source with ethanol and thus a worthy substitute for the conventional medium for BC production.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.14-20
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• 2004

Bacillus strains capable of producing fibrinolytic enzyme were isolated from traditional fermented Korean soybean paste and Japanese fermented soybean (Natto). Among the 16 strains, a selected Bacillus sp. was identified as bacillus firmus, with 80.7％ homology, by API kit analysis. Seed starter or B. firmus NA-1 was prepared with 5％ soymilk prepared from micronized soybean powder. To produce fibrinolytic enzyme by B. firmus NA-1 the liquid culture was performed with NB broth (pH 7.0) fortified with 1％ galactose, 0.1% tryptone, and 0.5% $K_2$HPO$_4$, by shaking with 180 rpm at 37$^{\circ}C$. Fibrinolytic enzyme activity reached the highest value at 7.8 unit/mL (plasmin unit) after fermentation for 72 hr. The crude fibrinolytic enzyme showed higher relative activity in the range of pH 7.0∼9.0. The activity of crude fibrinolytic enzyme was well maintained even after concentration by the vacuum evaporation at 5$0^{\circ}C$ for 1 hr.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.198-201
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• 1989

Steptomyces sp. GI 32 with high production of glucose isomerase was isolated from soil. The maximum enzyme production was observed in the culture medium containing 1% sorbitol, 0.6% tryptone, 0.4% yeast extract, 1mM Fe$_2$(SO$_4$)$_3$ with initial pH 7.0 when the cell was cultured at 35$^{\circ}C$ about 18 hours with shaking. The enzyme was partially purified by ammonium sulfate fractionation and DEAE cellulose chromatography. The enzyme was also appeared to be relatively thermostable, and no apopreciable inactivation was observed after incubation at 7$0^{\circ}C$ for 1 hour. The optimal pH and temperature of the enzyme were pH 8.0 and 7$0^{\circ}C$, respectively.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.273-278
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• 1986

PCBs was degraded by bacterium, which was classified as a strain of Alcaligenes aquamarinus. Its PCB-42 degradation was maximized when grown on mineral salts medium containing 0.1% of PCB-42 as a sole carbon source at $25^{\circ}C$ and initial pH $7.0{\sim}8.0$, and also shaking culture was effective for it. The addition of glucose and peptone were effective for the degradation of PCB-42, but metal ions were not effective.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.20 no.12
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• pp.1664-1671
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• 2010

A new biosurfactant producer was isolated from palm-oil-contaminated soil and later identified through morphology and DNA sequencing as the yeast-like fungus Exophiala dermatitidis. Biosurfactant production was catalyzed by vegetable oil, supplemented with a basal medium. The culture conditions that provided the biosurfactant with the highest surface activity were found to be 5% palm oil with 0.08% $NH_4NO_3$, at a pH of 5.3, with shaking at 200 rpm, and a temperature of $30^{\circ}C$ for a 14-day period of incubation. The biosurfactant was purified, in accordance with surfactant properties, by solvent fractionation using silica gel column chromatography. The chemical structure of the strongest surface-active compound was elucidated through the use of NMR and mass spectroscopy, and noted to be monoolein, which then went on to demonstrate antiproliferative activity against cervical cancer (HeLa) and leukemia (U937) cell lines in a dose-dependent manner. Interestingly, no cytotoxicity was observed with normal cells even when high concentrations were used. Cell and DNA morphological changes, in both cancer cell lines, were observed to be cell shrinkage, membrane blebbling, and DNA fragmentation.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.361-366
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• 1985

Distribution and substrate specificity of 5-fluorocytosine deaminase were studied in various genera of bacteria. 5-Fluorocytosine deaminase was produced by various bacteria independent of genus and species and it catalyzed the deamination of cytosine, 5-fluorocytosine and 5-methylcytosine. Xanthomonas campestris IAM 1671 produced relatively large amount of 5-fluorocytosine deaminase. The composition of optimum culture medium for enzyme production wat glycerine 0.5％, peptone 1％, yeast extract 0.5％, NaCl 0.5％ and the initial pH of the medium was 7.5. The highest enzyme formation was observed after 24 hours of cultivation In 500$m\ell$ shaking flask containing 90$m\ell$ of medium at 3$0^{\circ}C$ on a reciprocal shaker.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.11
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• pp.119-122
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• 1969

In the previous paper, two strains of cellulase producing microorganism were isolated from night soil samples using shaking culture. This report deals with the physiological and morphological tests carried out according to the methods of Toyama and Chung. 1. Two strains, Ku-3371 and Ku-4383 which should the best growth in Czapek.s liquid medium, were identified as Trichoderma viride. 2. These strains grew the best at about $30^{\circ}C$ and the optimum pH values of growth in Czapek's liquid medium was 4.0. 3. These mould strains utilized monosaccharide as its carbon source and can utilized sodium glutamate, peptone and nitrate form nitrogen but other inorganic nitrogen compoumd are unable to use as its nitrogen source.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.339-345
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• 1987

A bacterium K-4-3, producing $\beta$-glucan hydrolyzing enzyme, was isolated from soil and identified to be Bacillus subtilis by its morpholohical and physiological characteristics. $\beta$-glucan was coloured using cibacron blue 3G-A and cross linded by the addition of 1, 4-butanedioldiglycidyl ether. This substrate was used for the isolation of $\beta$-glucanase producing microorganism. The $\beta$-glucan hydrolyzing enzyme actibity from isolated K-4-3 strain was also measured using the modified substrate. Bacillus subtilis K-4-3 produced the highest extracellular $\beta$-glucan hydrolyzing activity in the basal medium containing $\beta$-glucan as a carbon source, peptone and tryptone as a nitrogen source, and magnesium sulfate as an inorganic salt. The optimum temperature and initial pH for $\beta$-glucanase production by Bacillus subtilis K-4-3 were $37^{\circ}C$ and pH6. The highest enzyme activity was obtained at the culture age of 54 hrs with rotary shaking at $37^{\circ}C$. The crude enzyme showed the highest activity at pH 7.5-8.0 and $65^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.179-186
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• 1991

The nutritional requirement and cultural condition such as carbon and nitrogen sources, cultural temperature, initial pH, cultural time and aeration for the production of endocellular cytosine deaminase from Aspergillus fumigatus IFO 5840 were investigated. The cultural broth giving maximum cytosine deaminase yield was found to consist of 2% glucose as a carbon source and 1% yeast extract and 0.1% peptone as a nitrogen source. Optimal initial pH of the culture broth was pH 8.5 and the enzyme production in the cell usually reached a maximum after 28 hours of cultivation in the 500ml shaking flask containing 100ml broth at $30^{\circ}C$. The endoenzyme production of the used strain was inhibited by inorganic nitrogen, but activated by orgainc nitrogen, yeast extract.

• Journal of agriculture & life science
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.141-146
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• 2010

In this study, Agrobacterium-mediated transformation was tested to the mycelium culture of Flamulina velutipes which is very popular as an edible mushroom in Korea. Particularly, aluminum oxide particles were used to generate wounds in F. velutipes mycelia via vigorous shaking prior to agro-infiltration. The result showed that transformants resistant to hygromycin could be obtained only from the mycelia with physical wounds. Gene transfer was verified by genomic DNA PCR. This study suggested a convenient tool to improve Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of F. velutipes.