Production of Sorbitol Using Dried and Immobilized Zymomonas mobilis

건조 고정화 Zymomonas mobilis에 의한 sorbitol 생산

The purpose of this study is to develop a continuous process for sorbitol production using dried Zymomonas mobilis immobilized in K-carrageenan. The methods of glularaldehyde cross-linking of enzymes in CTAB (celyltrimetylammoniumbromide) treated cells immobilized in K-carrageenan showed stability for the production of sorbitol for 30 days of operation. K-carrageenan beads entrapping permeabilized cells were dried to Improve bead rigidity and storage stability. A semi-batch process with dry beads was carried out and only a small loss of enzyme activity (less than 8%) was observed during 72h. The value of Vmax for the dry K-carrageenan beads was found to be one half or that for free cells. It was shown that the productivities of the continuous process with wet K-carrageenan beads and dry beads at a dilution rate 0.1h-1 were 3.4g/L-h and 2.88h/L-h, respectively.

투과성이 증가된 Z. mobilis를 K-carrageenan으로 고정화한 건조beads를 이용하여 sorbitol연속생성공정의 향상에 관한 실험을 하였다. 투과성을 증가시킨 균체를 K-carrageenan으로 고정화 하여서 연속공정을 실시한 결과 효소의 안정성이 30일 이상 지속되었다. K-carrageenan으로 고정화한 균체를 건조시 bead의 견고성과 저장성이 향상되었다. 건조 bead를 이용한 72시간의 반회분식 공정에서 효소 활성도의 감소는 8%였으며, 건조 bead에서의 Vmax값은 $39^{\circ}C$와 pH6.2에서 free cell의 거의 절반값을 나타내었다. 연속공정에서 희석속도 $0.1h^{-1}$일 때 wet bead와 건조bead에서의 sorbitol생산성은 각각 3.4, 2.88g/l-h를 나타내었다.