• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.589-592
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• 1999

Suspension cultures of Digitalis lanata were successfully performed in an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) of 4.5％ polyethylene glycol (PEG) 20,000 and 2.8％ crude dextran. Cell growth in the medium containing an individual ATPS-forming polymer was inhibited due to the toxicity of PEG and a high viscosity of dextran. Formation of ATPS supported cell growth by showing a considerably decrease in viscosity and partitioning of cells into a PEG-lean dextran phase. It was found that an aqueous two-phase cultivation of plant cells in a stirred tank bioreactor could be successfully applied.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.211-223
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• 1994

4l 교반식 생물반응기에서, celite담체에 고정화된 Tolypocladium inflatum 균주 배양시의 산소전달 계수($k_La$)가 같은 세포농도 하에서 액상배양시의 값과 비교할 때, 고정상균주의 높은 비산소흡수율에도 불구하고, 2배 이상 증가되었다. 그 결과 고정상배 양의 경우, 용존산소량이 포화상태의 75%를 초과하는 충분한 산소량이 배양기간 내내 유지될 수 있었으나, 액상배양의 경우에는 용존산소량이 포화상태의 50% 이하까지 감소되었다. 임펠러의 교반속도에 따른 $k_La$의 단순 선형 의존 현상이, 250rpm에서 550rpm 범위에서 고정상배양 및 액상배양 모두에서 관찰되었으며, 그 의존정도는 액상배양의 경우 세포 농도와 함수관계인 반면, 고정상배양의 경우에는 세포농도와 무관하였다. 반면에 두 배양시스템 모두에서, 통기율 변화에 따른 산소전달율은 2.5vvm까지는 함수관계를 보였으나 그 의존도는 임펠러 교반속도의 변화에 따른 영향과 비교할 때 훨씬 미미하였으며, 2.5vvm 이상의 통기율에서는 산소전달현상에 별로 영향을 주지 못했다. CyA 생산 면에서 볼 때, 고정상세포는 형태학 또는 생리학적으로 훌륭한 배양상태를 유지할 수 있어서, 동일조건의 액상배양과 비교해서 약 2배 이상 생산성이 증가되였다. 그러므로 교반식 생물반응기를 이용한 celite-고정상배양법 은 고농도배양이 가능하다는 측면에서 볼 때, CyA 대량생산 산업화를 위한 대체 공정으로서 훌륭한 전망을 제시해 준다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.430-437
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• 2011

The effects of the agitation and aeration rates on the production of serratiopeptidase (SRP) in a 5-L fermentor (working volume 2-l) were systematically investigated using Serratia marcescens NRRL B-23112. The dissolved oxygen concentration, pH, biomass, SRP yield, and maltose utilization were all continuously measured during the course of the fermentation runs. The efficiencies of the aeration and agitation were evaluated based on the volumetric mass transfer coefficient ($K_La$). The maximum SRP production of 11,580 EU/ml with a specific SRP productivity of 78.8 EU/g/h was obtained with an agitation of 400 rpm and aeration of 0.075 vvm, which was 58% higher than the shake-flask level. The $K_La$ for the fermentation system supporting the maximum production (400 rpm, 0.075 vvm) was 11.3 $h^{-1}$. Under these fermentor optimized conditions, kinetic modeling was performed to understand the detailed course of the fermentation process. The resulting logistic and Luedeking-Piret models provided an effective description of the SRP fermentation, where the correlation coefficients for cell growth, SRP formation, and substrate consumption were 0.99, 0.94, and 0.84, respectively, revealing a good agreement between the model-predicted and experimental results. The kinetic analysis of the batch fermentation process for the production of SRP demonstrated the SRP production to be mixed growth associated.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2005

Using a general Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model strain, continuous ethanol fermentation was carried out in a stirred tank bioreactor with a working volume of 1,500 mL. Three different gravity media containing glucose of 120, 200 and 280 g/L, respectively, supplemented with 5 g/L yeast extract and 3 g/L peptone, were fed into the fermentor at different dilution rates. Although complete steady states developed for low gravity medium containing 120 g/L glucose, quasi-steady states and oscillations of the fermented parameters, including residual glucose, ethanol and biomass were observed when high gravity medium containing 200 g/L glucose and very high gravity medium containing 280 g/L glucose were fed at the designated dilution rate of $0.027\;h^{-1}$. The observed quasi-steady states that incorporated these steady states, quasi-steady states and oscillations were proposed as these oscillations were of relatively short periods of time and their averages fluctuated up and down almost symmetrically. The continuous kinetic models that combined both the substrate and product inhibitions were developed and correlated for these observed quasi-steady states.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.357-361
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• 2005

The bioconversion of linoleic acid (LA) to conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) was investigated to examine LA-adaptation of Bifidobacterium breve KCTC 3461 to additions of 1 to 5 mg/mL of LA overtime. To induce LA-adaptation, B. breve KCTC 3461 was treated with LA, according to three schemes. For LA-adapted B. breve the maximum concentration of CLA, $300\~350{\mu}g/mL$, was obtained in cys-MRS medium containing 1 mg/mL of LA. The CLA production significantly increased with increasing LA concentration, from 1 to 4 mg/mL, but the conversion of LA to CLA gradually decreased. The CLA production capability of B. breve, and its tolerance, improved significantly with LA-adaptation. The addition of LA (1 mg/mL) into the culture broth after 24 h of cultivation in a 100-mL media bottle was most effective at promoting CLA production. In a 2.5-L stirred-tank bioreactor, the observed conversion and productivity of $56.6\%\;and\;35.4{\mu}gmL^{-1}h^{-1}$, respectively, by LA-adapted B. breve were approximately 6.6 and 9.8 times higher than those of LA-unadapted B. breve.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.168-176
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• 2014

The morphology of filamentous fungi closely correlates with the productivity in submerged culture. Using itaconic acid (IA) production by Aspergillus terreus as a research model, the quantitative relationship between the growth form of A. terreus and IA production was investigated. IA fermentation was scaled up from shake flasks to a 7 L stirred tank bioreactor based on the quantitative relationship. Our results demonstrated the following: (1) Three morphologies of A. terreus were formed by changing the inoculum level and shape of the flask. (2) Investigation of the effects of the three morphologies on broth rheology and IA production revealed the higher yield of IA on dry cell weight (DCW, IA/DCW) and yield of glucose on DCW (consumed glucose/DCW) were achieved during clump growth of A. terreus. (3) By varying the $KH_2PO_4$ concentration and culture temperature, the relationships between clump diameter and IA production were established, demonstrating that the yield of IA on DCW ($R^2$ = 0.9809) and yield of glucose on DCW ($R^2$ = 0.9421) were closely correlated with clump diameter. The optimum clump diameter range for higher IA production was 0.40-0.50 mm. (4) When the clump diameter was controlled at 0.45 mm by manipulating the mechanical stress in a 7 L fermentor, the yield of IA on DCW and yield of glucose on DCW were increased by 25.1% and 16.3%, respectively. The results presented in this study provide a potential approach for further enhancement of metabolite production by filamentous fungi.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 추계학술발표대회 및 bio-venture fair
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• pp.425-428
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 재조합단백질 생산을 위한 식물세포배양용 세포배양기 운전에서 배지교환식 배양과 기체조성에 따른 영향을 관찰하였다. 배지교환식 배양에서는 6일째에 배지교환을 시작하는 것이 세포의 생장을 저해하지 않았으며 교환용 배지의 조성을 120 g/L sucrose와 2배 농축된 염농도를 하였을 때 가장 높은 세포농도인 20.0 gDCW/L를 나타내었으며 GUS 생산량은 60 g/L sucrose와 기본배지와 같은 농도의 염농도로 배지를 교환했을 때 12.9 U/mL로 다른 경우에 비하여 $1.5^{\sim}4.6$ 배 증가된 결과를 보였다. 그리고 $CO_2$의 농도를 5%로 높인 공기로 통기했을 때는 세포의 초기생장을 증진시켰으며 0.2 vvm의 통기량에서 5% $CO_2$로 통기시킨 경우는 일반 공기를 0.1 vvm으로 통기시킨 경우보다도 77% 높은 GUS의 생산량을 나타내었다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.245-250
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• 2006

The effects of aliphatic hydrocarbons (n-hexadecane and n-dodecane) on the volumetric oxygen mass transfer coefficient $(k_L\;a)$ were studied in flat alveolar airlift reactor and continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTRs). In the flat alveolar airlift reactor, high aeration rates (>2vvm) were required in order to obtain efficient organic-aqueous phase dispersion and reliable $k_La$ measurements. Addition of 1% (v/v) n-hexadecane or n-dodecane increased the $k_La$ 1.55- and 1.33-fold, respectively, compared to the control (superficial velocity: $25.8{\times}10^{-3}m/s$, sparger orifice diameter: 0.5 mm). Analysis of the gas-liquid interfacial area a and the liquid film mass transfer coefficient $k_L$ suggests that the observed $k_La$ increase was a function of the media's liquid film mass transfer. Addition of 1% (v/v) n-hexadecane or n-dodecane to analogous setups using CSTRs led to a $k_La$ increase by a factor of 1.68 and 1.36, respectively (superficial velocity: $2.1{\times}10^{-3}m/s$, stirring rate: 250 rpm). These results propose that low-concentration addition of oxygen-vectors to aerobic microbial cultures has additional benefit relative to incubation in purely aqueous media.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.970-975
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• 2003

생촉매 및 생물막 반응기를 이용한 TCE 생분해는 TCE를 무해한 최종산물로 처리할 수 있는 환경친화적 방법이며, 초기 시설비와 운영비도 낮아 경제성도 우수한 기술로 평가할 수 있다. 그러나, TCE 및 독성 분해산물로 인하여 생촉매 불활성화가 일어나서 장기간 안정된 반응기 운전이 어렵고, TCE와 성장기질사이의 경쟁적 저해로 인하여 처리효율이 저하된다는 단점이 있다. 이러한 문제점을 극복하기 위하여 TCE 처리 단계와 생촉매 재활성화 단계를 구분시킨 2단계 CSTR/TBF 시스템에 대하여 TCE 연속처리용 시스템으로써의 실규모 적용 가능성을 평가해 보았다. B. cepacia 및 M. trichosporium을 생촉매로 사용한 2단계 CSTR/TBF 시스템은 고농도 유입 TCE와 다양한 운전조건에서도 28∼525mg TCE/1$.$day수준의 높은 TCE 처리효율을 안정되게 유지할 수 있어 산업폐가스 처리를 위한 실규모 처리 시스템으로 적용 가능성이 높다고 평가할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.999-1010
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• 2016

Ganoderma lucidum BCCM 31549 has a long established role for its therapeutic activities. In this context, much interest has focused on the possible functions of the (1,3)-β-D-glucan (G) produced by these cultures in a stirred-tank bioreactor and extracted from their underutilized mycelium. In the existing study, we report on the systematic production of G, and its sulfated derivative (GS). The aim of this study was to investigate G and its GS from G. lucidum in terms of their antibacterial properties and cytotoxicity spectrum against human prostate cells (PN2TA) and human caucasian histiocytic lymphoma cells (U937). ¹H NMR for both G and GS compounds showed β-glycosidic linkages and structural similarities when compared with two standards (laminarin and fucoidan). The existence of characteristic absorptions at 1,170 and 867 cm^-1 in the FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) for GS demonstrated the successful sulfation of G. Only GS exhibited antimicrobial activity against a varied range of test bacteria of relevance to foodstuffs and human health. Moreover, both G and GS did not show any cytotoxic effects on PN2TA cells, thus helping demonstrate the safety of these polymers. Moreover, GS showed 40% antiproliferation against cancerous U937 cells at the low concentration (60 μg/ ml) applied in this study compared with G (10%). Together, this demonstrates that sulfation clearly improved the solubility and therapeutic activities of G. The water-soluble GS demonstrates the potential multifunctional effects of these materials in foodstuffs.