The Production of Folic Acid by Microorganisms Isolated from Fermenting Corn Meal

옥수수 가루 발효 과정에서 분리한 미생물에 의한 Folic Acid의 생산

  • Yoa, Fu-Gen (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Missouri-Columbia) ;
  • Marion L. Fields (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Missouri-Columbia) ;
  • Hee J. Chung (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chonnam National University)
  • Published : 1988.10.01

Abstract

Twenty-five out of 35 strains isolated from fermented corn meal produced folic acid. Bacillus licheniformis strain 6 and Enterobacter cloacae strain 18 produced the largest quantities of 1830$\pm$271 ng and 1350$\pm$161 ng per 100$m\ell$ of the assay broth, respectively. B. licheniformis produced maximum yields when initial pH values were 6,7, or 8 and were incubated at 35$^{\circ}C$ for 5 days. The initial pH (range 4-8) had no effect on folic acid production by E. cloacae; 55 $^{\circ}C$ for 5 days was optimal for this bacterium. Added carbohydrates had no effect on the production of total folic acid in the bacterial cells in pure or mixed cultures. However, in their growth media, carbohydrates enhanced the production of free and total folic acid by E. cloacae and in the mixed cultures. Added carbohydrates had no significant (P < 0.05) effect on the production of free and total folic acid by B. licheniformis.

옥수수 가루의 발효 과정에서 folic acid를 생성하는 25균주를 분리하였는데 그 중에서 Bacillus licheniformis와 Enterobacter cloacae가 가장 많이 생산하였다. 최적배양조건은 두 균주가 모두 35$^{\circ}C$에서 5일간 배양했을 때 최대의 생산량을 보였으나 초기 pH는 B. licheniformis의 경우는 pH6.0-8.0에서 거의 변화가 없었고 E. cloacae는 pH 4.0-8.0에서 folic acid 생성량이 거의 일정하였다. 탄소원을 첨가하면 균체내의 folic acid 생성량은 단독 또는 혼합배양에서도 변화가 없었으며 생육배지내의 folic acid 함량은 E. cloacae는 상당히 증가하였으나 B. licheniformis의 경우는 별다른 영향을 받지 않음을 알 수 있었다.

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