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Effect of Fermentation Conditions on the Production of Lovastatin by Aspergillus terreus

Aspergillus terreus의 발효조건이 lovastatin 생산에 미치는 영향

  • 김병곤 (전북대학교 응용생물공학부 및 생물산업연구소) ;
  • 전계택 (강원대학교 생명과학부) ;
  • 정용섭 (전북대학교 응용생물공학부 및 생물산업연구소)
  • Published : 2000.10.01
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Abstract

The biosynthesis of lovastatin, a cholesterol lowering agent formed by the filamentous fungus Aspergillus terreus, was examined in a 2.5 L jar fermenter. In batch bioreactor cultures conducted at various agitation rates, 400 rpm showed the best result in terms of lovastatin production. Notably, the effect of pH on lovastatin biosynthesis was found to be significant: when the pH was controlled at around 5.8 during the whole fermentation period, lovastatin concentration reached 598 mg/L, which is much hihger than the amounts obtained by pH-uncontrolled and pH 7.4-controlled fermentations. In addition, both L-histidine and L-tryptophan were observed to be favorable amino acids for the enhancement of lovastatin production when 6 g/L of the respective amino acids were supplemented at the beginning of the fermentation period. By further optimization of the production media and the physical environment, lovastatin production was increased to 836 mg/L (3.5 mg/L/hr) which is approximately 10 times higher than the productivity of the basic control culture.

고지혈증 치료제인 lovastatin을 Aspergillus terreus로부터 생산하기 위해 발효조 배양설험에서 교반속도와 pH에 대한 영향올 조사하였다. 최적 교반속도는 400 rpm이었고 pH는 5.8로 유지하였을 때 lovastatin 생산이 최대였으며, 교반속도 보다 pH가 lovastatin 생산에 더 많은 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다 L-tryptop뼈n과 L-histi빼le의 첨가시기에 따른 lovastatin 생산량을 실험한 결과, 둘다 발효초기부터 첨가하여 배양하 는 것이 효과적이었다 L-tryptophan을 발효초기에 첨가한 최 적배지와 최적 환경조건인 교반속도 400 rpm, pH 5.8에서 회 분식 배양을 수행한 결과 기본배지를 이용하여 실험한 배양 결과보다 약 10배 정도 많은 836 mg/L이었고, 생산성은 3.5 mg/L.hr였다

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