Zymomonas mobilis의 원형질체 형성과 재생

Spheroplast Formatation and Regeneration of Zymomonas mobilis

Zymomonas mobilis의 spheroplast 형성과 새생조건의 새량과 초|소배시에서의 새생에 대해서 연구하였다. Tris-maleate buffer (pH 5~6), $Ca^{++}$ ions 그러고 EDTA등은 out야 membrane의 투과성 변화를 야기시 켰다 Zymommonas의 세포벽은 lysozyme, mutanolysin같은 세포벽 분해효소에 의해 분해가 되지 않은 것처럼 보였고 sphe-roplast 생성에 glycine 처리는 필수적이었다. 그러나 lysozyme 처리에 의해서 spheroplast 형성이 촉진되는 것을 확인하였다. 따라서 ly sozyme과 glycine을 함께 처리함으로서 spheroplasting배지에서의 처리시간을 4시간으로 단축 할 수 있었고 재생율이 7-10% 증가되었다.

The aims of the present studies were to develop conditions for the spheroplast formation of Zymomonas mobilis and regeneration of the spheroplasts to normal cells in synthetic media. Z. mobilis cells harvested from exponential growth phase were treated with lysozyme, mutanolysin, and glycine in various conditions. It was found that spheroplasts were formed only with the treatment of glycine but not with the enzymes treatments. It was therefore considered that the tetrapeptide strand of peptide strand of peptidoglycan might play more important roles than the glycan strand in maintaining the vital mechanical function of Z. mobilis. It was found also that removal of outher membrane was the major problem in protoplast formation of Z.mobilis. As results, It was observed that over 85% of cells were readly converted to spheroplasts with sole glycine treatment for 4 hr and 7-10% of the spheroplasts were regenerated to normal cells in synthetic media.